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 Mosfire achieves first light at the Keck ObservatoryWednesday, April 4, 2012 Engineers and astronomers are celebrating the much anticipated first light of the MOSFIRE instrument, now installed on the Keck I telescope at W. M. Keck Observatory. MOSFIRE (Multi-Object Spectrometer For Infra-Red Exploration) will vastly increase the... |
 Ian McLean interviewed about SOFIAFriday, February 17, 2012 Division Chair Ian McLean has been interviewed by station KQED about his involvement with the SOFIA flying telescope project. |
 Astronomy team discovers nearby dwarf galaxyWednesday, February 8, 2012 A team led by UCLA research astronomer Michael Rich has used a unique telescope to discover a previously unknown companion to the nearby galaxy NGC 4449, which is some 12.5 million light years from Earth. The newly discovered dwarf galaxy had escaped... |
 Crafoord Prize awarded to Andrea GhezWednesday, January 18, 2012 Professor Andrea Ghez is the co-recipient of the Crafoord Prize in Astronomy for 2012. |
 The Bulge Radial Velocity Array (BRAVA) surveyMonday, December 19, 2011 The Bulge Radial Velocity Assay (BRAVA) survey is featured on the NOAO website, and was conceived by Dr. Michael Rich of UCLA. |
 Astronomy Live! wins the UCLA Mongelli Award for excellence in civic engagementTuesday, May 17, 2011 Founded just two years ago by Physics and Astronomy graduate students Kristin Kulas and Gregory Mace, Astronomy Live! aims to educate the public about astronomy. The group strives to foster an interest in science in general, especially early on, in hopes... |
 Ned Wright elected to National Academy of SciencesTuesday, May 3, 2011 Ned Wright, a UCLA professor of Physics and Astronomy, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences. This is in recognition of his "distinguished and continuing achievements in original research," announced by the academy recently,... |
 Graduate student David Rodriguez uses ultraviolet light in star searchesThursday, April 7, 2011 David Rodriguez, a graduate student in the Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics, is part of a group using the technique of using ultraviolet light to search for close, young stars. These can be good targets for future exoplanet imaging efforts and... |
 Astronomers identify thick disc of older stars in nearby Andromeda galaxyTuesday, February 15, 2011 An international team of astronomers, including UCLA research astronomer Michael Rich, have identified for the first time a thick disc of older stars in Andromeda galaxy. This discovery will help astronomers better understand formation and evolutionary... |
 Fourth planet discovered in HR 8799Thursday, December 9, 2010 A team of astronomers, including Professor Ben Zuckerman from UCLA, have imaged a fourth giant planet in the HR 8799 planetary system. This exoplanetary system resembles a supersized version of our own Solar System. |