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‘Don’t Look Up’ is an entertaining film that is rich with...

Any student who has taken even the most entry-levels of astronomy classes can take away a few things for certain: courses in astronomy should...

There’s no fooling around with astronomy

April 1, also known as April Fools’ Day is traditionally a day where people make practical jokes or create hoaxes. However, the Riverside Astronomical...

Virtual Stargazing: An insightful tour of the moon

During my childhood, I often gazed upon the night sky and stared in awe at the moon that was seemingly following me. After grasping...

UCR students gaining cosmic knowledge at the first astronomy lecture...

On Jan. 7, the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Physics Department hosted a virtual lecture with Dr. Varoujan Gorjian who works at the...

UCR astronomers design astronomy workshops for the deaf

In a collaboration between UCR and the California School for the Deaf, Riverside (CSDR), a workshop known as “The Vibrating Universe: Astronomy for the...

UCR professor leads team in creating model explaining universe transparency

Assistant professor in UCR’s department of physics and astronomy, Naveen Reddy, has recently published two papers discussing his research explaining why the universe has...

Professor Timothy Lyons speaks on finding earth-like planets

Cosmic Thursdays, a series of free and public talks about astronomy-related topics, returned on Thursday, October 15 with a lecture entitled “Alternative Earths: What...

UCR physics and astronomy department educates public on lunar eclipses

A lecture on lunar eclipses was held in Bourns Hall Room A265 Friday, September 25, before the super moon total lunar eclipse that took...

Department of Physics and Astronomy to hold open house

UCR’s Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold an open house exhibition, free to the public, on Highlander Day, April 18. The exhibition will...

UCR astronomers host total lunar eclipse viewing

Bundled up on a cool night, first-year biology student Amin Sadat Khansari looked up at the full moon gleaming above and said, “This is...