University of California Observatories
Announcement
Tickets available are for Lick Observatory's 2014 summer programs. The public is invited to observe through the Great Refractor and the Nickel Reflecting Telescope at the Summer Visitors Program (SVP) and the Music of the Spheres concert series (MOS). Tickets on sale now!
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UC Astronomy in the News
Next-Generation Thirty Meter Telescope Begins Construction in Hawaii
Astronomers detect two planets orbiting nearby ancient star
Lick's Automated Planet Finder: First robotic telescope for planet hunters
When a black hole shreds a star, a bright flare tells the story
Distant quasar illuminates a filament of the cosmic web
UCSC astronomers discover ultra-bright young galaxies
World's most powerful exoplanet camera looks skyward
Novel instrument probes close binary stars, may soon image exoplanets
Astrophysicists launch ambitious assessment of galaxy formation simulations
Scientists close in on finding most far-out galaxies
Astronomers observe distant galaxy powered by primordial cosmic fuel
Royal Astronomical Society honors astronomer Sandra Faber
Scientific Authorities Sign the TMT Master Agreement
3 Super-earths Detected in Habitable Zone of Nearby Planet
UC Adaptive Optics Featured on NPR
Dusty Surprise Discovered Around Black Hole
Supernova is Doubly Unusual for Being Perfectly Normal
Keck Scientists Strengthen Big Bang Theory
Sizing Up Lightest Weight Dwarf Galaxy
Congressman Farr Honors Sandy Faber
Keck Scientists Strengthen Big Bang Theory
San Jose Merc's Top Story: Lick Observatory
Fragile Mega-Galaxy is Missing Link in History of Cosmos
Lick Observatory Featured in History Channel's Science Behind Star Trek video (video link)
Prizes & Awards Won By UC Astronomers
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Featured Stories & Links
Nearby Star First Known to Host Several super-Earths in Habitable Zone: Reanalysis of data from Keck and other observatories combined with data from ESO's HARPS has led to the discovery of the first extrasolar planetary system with three potentially habitable super-earths. [Press release] [Read paper] [Images & Movies]
San Jose Mercury Features Lick Observatory on Front Page: Staff journalist takes a tour in honor of Lick's 125th year of pioneering explorations of the night sky. [Read article] [Take Photo Tour]
Lick Observatory and the Science Behind Star Trek: The History Channel interviews UC Berkeley professors Alex Filippenko and Geoff Marcy and features footage of Lick Observatory. Tune in for this exploration of the science of space travel, extrasolar planets, and warp drive. "Fascinating," according to Spock fans. [View Star Trek Secrets of the Universe]
Lick and Keck Observatories Cited on Smithsonian's List of World's Greatest Science Labs [See List and Commentary]