Four hundred years ago Galileo became the first scientist to point a telescope skyward, beginning the fields of astronomy and physics. In recognition, 2009 has been declared the International Year of Astronomy by the International Astronomical Union. Throughout this year, the BYU Astronomical Society will be holding numerous outreach and celebratory activities. [Read More]
Niki Brimhall will give a talk titled "Extreme Ultraviolet Polarimetry with Laser-Generated High-Order Harmonics: Characterization of Copper and Uranium" on Wednesday, November, 11. The colloquium will begin at 4:00 PM in C215 ESC. [Read More]
Stickney Crater, the largest crater on the martian moon Phobos, is named for Chloe Angeline Stickney Hall, mathematician and wife of astronomer Asaph Hall. Asaph Hall discovered both the Red Planet's moons in 1877. [Read More]