Distant Blazar Is a High-Energy Astrophysics Puzzle
(Thursday, April 18, 2013)
Giant Impact Scenario May Explain The Unusual Moons of Saturn
(Thursday, October 18, 2012)
Kepler Explorer App Puts Distant Planets at Fingertips
(Wednesday, April 4, 2012)
Media Invited to Apply forUC-HiPACC Journalism Boot Camp on Computational Astronomy
(Monday, March 12, 2012)
New Super-Earth Detected WIthin The Habitable Zone of a Nearby Star
(Thursday, February 2, 2012)
Galaxy mergers not the trigger for most black hole feeding frenzies
(Thursday, October 13, 2011)
Atwood Awarded Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics
(Tuesday, October 11, 2011)
'Bolshoi' supercomputer simulation provides new benchmark for cosmological studies
(Thursday, September 29, 2011)
Small distant galaxies host supermassive black holes
(Thursday, September 15, 2011)
Astrophysicists report first simulation to create a Milky Way-like galaxy
(Monday, August 29, 2011)
'Big Splat' May Explain Moon's Mountainous Far Side
(Thursday, August 4, 2011)
Six Small Planets Orbiting a Sun-like Star Amaze Astronomers
(Wednesday, February 2, 2011)
Astronomer Sandra Faber Awarded AAS Russell Lectureship
(Friday, January 21, 2011)
Study Predicts Distribution of Gravitational Wave Sources
(Thursday, December 2, 2010)
Study predicts distribution of gravitational wave sources
(Thursday, December 2, 2010)
New Analysis Explains Formation of Lunar Farside Bulge
(Thursday, November 11, 2010)
New Discovery May Be First Truly Habitable Exoplanet
(Wednesday, September 29, 2010)
New Hubble Treasury Project to Survey First Third of Cosmic Time
(Wednesday, March 17, 2010)
New Tidal Streams Found in Andromeda
(Thursday, January 7, 2010)
New Planet Discoveries Suggest Low-Mass Planets are Common Around Nearby Stars
(Monday, December 14, 2009)
Bio-Info-Nano Research and Development Institute holds workshops on local electric microgrids
(Friday, August 7, 2009)
Astronomers get a sizzling weather report from a distant planet
(Wednesday, January 28, 2009)
Astronomers use gamma-ray burst to probe star formation in the early universe
(Tuesday, January 6, 2009)
Valley networks on Mars formed during long period of episodic flooding, study finds
(Sunday, September 21, 2008)
Study shows clumps and streams of dark matter in inner regions of the Milky Way
(Tuesday, August 19, 2008)
Study shows clumps and streams of dark matter in inner regions of the Milky
(Monday, August 11, 2008)
Evidence of massive asteroid impact on Mars supported by computer simulations
(Wednesday, June 25, 2008)
Linguistics students give demo of spoken dialogue systems at NASA Ames
(Saturday, June 21, 2008)
UC Santa Cruz research team earns NASA award
(Thursday, May 22, 2008)
Alpha Centauri should harbor detectable, Earth-like planets, according to new study by UC Santa Cruz astronomers
(Friday, March 7, 2008)
Unusual supernovae may reveal intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters
(Tuesday, January 29, 2008)
Francis Nimmo receives Urey Prize in Planetary Science at meeting in Orlando
(Tuesday, October 9, 2007)
Major gift supports crucial piece of Automated Planet Finder
(Monday, September 17, 2007)
RNA enzyme structure offers a glimpse into the origins of life
(Friday, March 16, 2007)
AEGIS survey reveals new principle governing galaxy formation and evolution
(Thursday, March 8, 2007)
Donald Osterbrock, eminent astronomer and former director of Lick
(Sunday, January 14, 2007)
Astronomers discover an enormous halo of red giant stars around Andromeda
(Monday, January 8, 2007)
Seismologists measure heat flow from Earth's molten core into the lower mantle
(Saturday, November 25, 2006)
Supercomputer study shows Milky Way's halo of dark matter in unprecedented
(Monday, November 20, 2006)
University of California appoints director of UC Observatories/Lick
(Sunday, October 29, 2006)
Planet hunters wanted to help astronomers in the search for new worlds
(Wednesday, October 11, 2006)
Astronomers trace the evolution of the first galaxies in the universe
(Friday, September 15, 2006)
A simple survey yields a cosmic conundrum
(Monday, July 31, 2006)
Atomic-resolution structure of a ribozyme yields insights into RNA catalysis and the origins of life
(Friday, July 21, 2006)
UCSC scientists to discuss life on Earth in conjunction with world premiere of Frans Lanting's Life: A Journey through Time
(Friday, July 14, 2006)
Saturn's moon Enceladus may have rolled over to put a hot spot at the pole
(Wednesday, May 31, 2006)
New capture scenario explains origin of Neptune's oddball moon Triton
(Wednesday, May 10, 2006)
New study highlights role of hit-and-run collisions in the formation of planets, asteroids, and meteorites
(Thursday, January 12, 2006)
Simulations shed light on Earth's history of magnetic field reversals
(Monday, December 12, 2005)
UCSC physicists deliver detector for NASA's GLAST telescope
(Tuesday, November 8, 2005)
New analysis puts dark matter back into elliptical galaxies
(Friday, October 7, 2005)
Astronomy conference will honor UC Santa Cruz professors Blumenthal, Faber and Primack
(Tuesday, July 19, 2005)
Mount Hamilton not recommended for viewing Deep Impact
(Friday, July 1, 2005)
UCSC takes over operation of NASA Ames Airborne Sensor Facility
(Friday, June 24, 2005)
New findings show persistent El Niņo-like conditions during past global warming
(Thursday, June 23, 2005)
New satellite observations reveal surprising features of mysterious gamma-ray blasts from Earth
(Sunday, February 20, 2005)
Top High-Energy Astronomy Prize Awarded for Work on Star Explosions
(Friday, January 21, 2005)
UC Santa Cruz Astronomer Claire Max Receives 2004 E. O. Lawrence Award in Physics for her Contribution to Adaptive Optics
(Wednesday, September 22, 2004)
Studies show global warming is likely to drive big changes in California's coastal waters
(Wednesday, December 17, 2003)
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Awards $17.5 Million for 30 meter Telescope Plans
(Wednesday, December 17, 2003)
Astronomers reveal the first detailed maps of galaxy distribution in the early universe
(Thursday, July 17, 2003)
Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid impact scenario for March 16, 2880
(Tuesday, May 27, 2003)
Volcanic seamounts siphon ocean water through the seafloor - Researchers trace flow over long distances
(Wednesday, February 5, 2003)
Astronomers Detect a Faint Debris Trail in the Andromeda Galaxy
(Wednesday, January 8, 2003)
UC Santa Cruz Receives $9.1 million Grant to Establish a laboratory for Adaptive Optics to Develop New Tools for Astronomers
(Wednesday, September 18, 2002)
Adaptive optics ushers in a new era in ground-based astronomy
(Thursday, June 20, 2002)
NSF Director Rita Colwell to Speak at UC Santa Cruz at the Dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics
(Monday, June 10, 2002)
The Dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics at UC Santa Cruz, with NSF Director Rita Colwell, has been postponed until June
(Wednesday, April 17, 2002)
NSF Director Colwell to Visit UC Santa Cruz for Dedication of Center for Adaptive Optics
(Wednesday, April 3, 2002)
Albert Whitfield, Eminent Astronomer and Former Director of Lick Observatory, Dies at 96
(Tuesday, April 2, 2002)
Astronomers Discover a New Class of Objects in Two Nearby Galaxies
(Wednesday, March 27, 2002)
UC Santa Cruz Astronomer Wins Herzberg Memorial Prize
(Wednesday, February 27, 2002)
Advanced instrument destined for Keck telescope completed at UC Santa Cruz
(Thursday, February 7, 2002)
Analyzing a planetary system that closely resembles our solar system, astronomers find habitable worlds are unlikely
(Thursday, January 10, 2002)
New details of earth's internal structure emerge from seismic data
(Thursday, November 29, 2001)
Scientists discover new source of natural fertilizer in oceans
(Wednesday, August 8, 2001)
Ancient climate excursion linked to a rare anomaly in Earth's orbit
(Thursday, April 12, 2001)
How did matter come to dominate the universe?
(Friday, February 16, 2001)
Astronomers find evidence of an extreme warp in the stellar disk of the Andromeda Galaxy
(Tuesday, January 9, 2001)
UC Santa Cruz astronomers forge ahead on giant telescope project
(Wednesday, September 6, 2000)
UCSC physicists and astronomers tapped to work on space-based gamma ray telescope scheduled for 2005 launch
(Monday, March 20, 2000)
Computer simulations reveal workings of the dynamo behind earth's magnetic field
(Tuesday, February 15, 2000)
Astronomers discover six new planets orbiting nearby stars
(Monday, November 29, 1999)