Department of Astronomy

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Scientists discover a ‘dark’ Milky Way

Using the world’s most powerful telescopes, an international team of...

A better way to learn if alien planets have the right stuff

A new method for analyzing the chemical composition of stars may help...

Scientists spot two galaxies moving into the Milky Way from the cosmic countryside

Researchers have found two, faint dwarf galaxies that traveled from the...

Astrophysics undergraduate wins Jefferson Award for public service

Yale astrophysics undergradauate Sophia Sánchez-Maes ’19 has been awarded...

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Upcoming Events

Astronomy Colloquium - Tyler Robinson

09/29/2016 - 2:30pm
Astronomy Colloquium - Mark Devlin

10/06/2016 - 2:30pm
Astronomy Colloquium - Nelson Caldwell

10/13/2016 - 2:30pm

Public Outreach

The Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium is open to the public for the following weekly events:

Sundays @ 3p: Solar Superstorms.
Tuesdays @ 7p: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life.
Tuesdays @ 8p: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life. Observing afterwards (~9p), weather permitting.

Admission to Tuesday public shows is $5/person. (Free for children under 13 and Yale students). To find out more about public events, please see the LFOP website.

YSPA is 4-week summer program for rising seniors in high school.

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Astronomy Department
Steinbach Hall
Yale University
52 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511

Mailing Address:
Astronomy Department
Yale University
P.O. Box 208101
New Haven, CT 06520-8101 USA

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Phone: (203) 432-3000
Fax: (203) 432-5048