Boston University

Astronomy

Coit Observatory

University News

Nightlife: Public Open Night at BU’s Coit Observatory

March 16, 2016

Collision of two black holes holes

Space

Einstein Really Was a Genius: Gravitational Waves Detected

February 19, 2016

Boston University's Observatory for stargazing

Local

Star Search

June 17, 2015

Alan Marscher, professor of astronomy, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Institute for Astrophysical Research, Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching

Awards

Metcalf Award Goes to Alan Marscher

May 14, 2014

Catherine Espaillat, assistant professor of astronomy, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Discovery Channel Telescope, Lowell Observatory, Arizona, planetary birth, how planets are born

Science & Technology

Finding Planets before They Happen

January 27, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Astronomy, research NASA MAVEN satellite

Science & Technology

As Mars Goes, So Goes Earth?

November 18, 2013

Boston University BU, Astronomy, asteroids, professor W Jeffrey Hughes, Discovery Channel Telescope, Lowell Observatory, Arizona Perkins Telescope,

Astronomy

How to Catch an Asteroid

October 17, 2013

cosmic controversies class at Boston University, Professor Michael Mendillo, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, professor Michael Mendillo, astronomy, pluto planet, albert einsten, theory of relativity, nature of the universe, scientific certainty and space,

University News

Cosmic Controversies

April 12, 2013

Boston University BU, student opinion youspeak, live on mars

Space

YouSpeak: Boldly Going Where No Man Has Gone Before

March 25, 2013

Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), brick, stars

Faculty

Where Stars Come From

February 19, 2013

Curiosity rover on planet Mars, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Research

Safe Driving on Mars

December 5, 2012

galaxy M109 seen from The Discovery Channel telescope, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona

Space

Eye on the Distant Sky

July 27, 2012

Transit of Venus, Venus transit of the sun

Science & Technology

Transit of Venus Today

June 5, 2012

Predicting solar storms, W. Jeffrey Hughes, Boston University Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling

Faculty

Detecting the Perfect Solar Storm

May 25, 2012

Merav Opher, NASA Voyager 1 space probe, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences assistant professor of astronomy

Physical Science

Pondering What’s Way, Way Out There

February 23, 2012

solar storm, solar flare, sun

Science & Technology

Solar Storm Hits Earth

January 25, 2012

Astronomy

BU Astronomers Take a Giant Step Forward

October 17, 2011

Future plans for NASA

Research

Whither NASA?

September 12, 2011

Astronomy

The Porous Frontier

July 11, 2011

Science & Technology

Eyes on the Skies

June 15, 2011

Eyes on the Skies