UC San Diego |

Astronaut alum Jessica Meir answers questions from the International Space Station

UC San Diego alumna discusses her journey from ‘STEM to Stars’ during live Q&A from International Space Station.

UC Berkeley |

Some black holes erase your past

You could be freed into infinite futures — if you step into the right kind of black hole.

UC Berkeley |

‘Dark vortex’ confirmed on Neptune

UC Berkeley astronomers use the Hubble Space Telescope to study our distant neighbor's cloud convection.

UC Berkeley |

Supermassive black holes may be lurking everywhere in the universe

UC Berkeley astronomers find a giant surprise in space.

UC Riverside |

Dark matter satellites trigger massive starbursts

UC Riverside professor explains star formation observed in dwarf galaxies.

UCLA |

Moon was produced by a head-on collision between Earth and a forming planet

UCLA research reconstructs massive crash, which took place 4.5 billion years ago.

UC San Diego |

Star role models at UC San Diego

As the number of women interested in majoring in physics increases, three new professors hope to open doors.

UC Office of the President |

UC researchers track asteroids, space debris

Recent close encounters with intergalactic objects are examples of dangers scientists hope to help Earth avoid.
UC Office of the President |

Universe's baby pictures

Images from Planck telescope shed light on cosmos' earliest times.
UC Office of the President |

Keck Observatory celebrates 20 years of cosmic discovery

Twin-telescope observatory atop Hawaii's Mauna Kea, co-managed by the University of California, celebrates its 20th anniversary.

UC Berkeley |

Exocomets may be as common as exoplanets

Which, according to astronomer Barry Welsh's research, may be pretty common indeed.
UC Santa Cruz |

Astronomer to receive National Medal of Science

Sandra Faber, interim director of UC Observatories, is among 12 recipients of the national award.