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(5100) Pasachoff (68109) Naomipasachoff (100053) Danstinebring (471301) Robertajmolson asteroid-images-4items… Continue reading »

At Commencement on June 5, 2022: Milham Prize in Astronomy:  Alicia Smith-Reina and Lauren Fossel Sigma Xi Honorary Scientific Society:  Peter Knowlton ‘21.5 (thesis with Dr. Kevin Flaherty) Magna Cum Laude:  Alicia Smith-Reina Cum Laude:  Lauren Fossel Astrophysics Majors ’22:  Noor Alsairafi, Jadon Cooper, Micaela Foreman, Lauren Fossel, Tafara Makaza,… Continue reading »

Abby Kinney ’24, Berit Olsson ’24, Tasan Smith-Gandy ’24, Prof. Jay Pasachoff, Hector Mendoza ’24, Assistant Prof. Anne Jaskot Dr. Kevin Flaherty, Assistant Prof. Anne Jaskot, Hector Mendoza ’24, Alex Kim ’24, Abby Kinney ’24, Berit Olsson ’24, Micaela Foreman ’23, Elsa Sebastian ’25, Prof. Jay Pasachoff… Continue reading »

The Physics and Astronomy departments will have a Zoom colloquium on Friday, February 4th at 2:35 pm to discuss research opportunities for summer 2022. If you are interested, please read this, on Friday join the zoom link here, and come talk to Prof. Jaskot, Prof. Pasachoff, and/or Dr. Flaherty… Continue reading »

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a 6-meter diameter space telescope, is set to produce spectacular images and redefine much of what we know about the universe. At a million miles from Earth, JWST is centered on a point in space known as L2, which allows it to stay in… Continue reading »

Pasachoff, Jay M., 2021/2022, “Totality From Above the Clouds,” Sky and Telescope, online and pending in print. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/total-solar-eclipse-reports-from-antarctica/ Theo Boris, Christian A. Lockwood, David Zimmerman (JM Pasachoff Antarctic Expedition), 2021 (Dec. 9), “A Total Eclipse of the Sun,”  https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211209.html cited in Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2021/12/04/in-photos-and-video-antarcticas-exclusive-eclipse-of-the-sun-attracts-intrepid-travelers-and-humpback-whales/?sh=305334b44730 Wall Street… Continue reading »

2020 Eclipse prediction — https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/scientists-use-nasa-data-predict-appearance-corona-dec-14-total-solar-eclipse 2020 Eclipse comet — https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/recently-discovered-comet-seen-during-2020-total-solar-eclipse-SOHO       … Continue reading »

The new semester begins with Prof. Jay Pasachoff, Visiting Prof. Marek Demianski, and Lecturer Dr. Kevin Flaherty teaching the courses.  Prof. Michael Allison, Director Emeritus of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, is joining the department as a non-resident Research Associate and Associate of the Hopkins Observatory and will occasionally… Continue reading »

The Astronomy department will be hosting open Zoom hours this Friday (April 30th) from 1-3pm to discuss the Astronomy and Astrophysics majors and to answer any questions that you might have. You are welcome to come for any part of the 1-3pm time. Click here for the Zoom link. Continue reading »