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Your summer journey through the stars starts here! 🪐ASTRON 9 001: Cultural AstronomySession A: 5/26 – 7/2 (Online)Schedu...
05/01/2026

Your summer journey through the stars starts here! 🪐

ASTRON 9 001: Cultural Astronomy

Session A: 5/26 – 7/2 (Online)
Schedule: TU/WE/TH | 11 AM – 12 PM
Class #: 12257

Scan the QR code to grab your spot!🚀

In ‘Project Hail Mary,’ Ryan Gosling encounters aliens. How likely is that?In a Q&A, UC Berkeley astronomer Gibor Basri ...
05/01/2026

In ‘Project Hail Mary,’ Ryan Gosling encounters aliens. How likely is that?

In a Q&A, UC Berkeley astronomer Gibor Basri reality-checks the recent sci-fi movie and talks about the chances of encountering life elsewhere in the galaxy.

Read the full story here: https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/04/09/in-project-hail-mary-ryan-gosling-encounters-aliens-how-likely-is-that/

In the movie Project Hail Mary, Ryan Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a high school science teacher who is sent into space to save the sun and humanity.

Courtesy of Amazon Studios

Still thinking about that Summer Session course? 🔭Spend your summer at UC Berkeley exploring ASTRON 9: Cultural Astronom...
04/17/2026

Still thinking about that Summer Session course? 🔭

Spend your summer at UC Berkeley exploring ASTRON 9: Cultural Astronomy. From the ruins of Stonehenge and Machu Picchu to modern science fiction and fashion, discover how the stars have shaped human civilization. 🏛️✨

Format: 100% Online (Pre-recorded video lectures + Live Zoom discussions).

Fulfills: Physical Science, L&S Breadth.

Ready to see the cosmos through a cultural lens?

🚀 Join the journey! Scan the QR code in the image and register by 4/27/26.

Explore the structure and evolution of stars, galaxies, and the Universe! 🪐Enroll in UC Berkeley Astronomy 2026 Summer S...
04/04/2026

Explore the structure and evolution of stars, galaxies, and the Universe! 🪐Enroll in UC Berkeley Astronomy 2026 Summer Sessions!

ASTRON 10 001: Introduction to General Astronomy

Session D: 7/6 – 8/14 (In-person)
Schedule: MO/TU/WE/TH | 11 AM - 1 PM
Class #: 12884

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Meets Physical Science, L&S Breadth

Intro to coding the cosmos with Python! 🪐Enroll in UC Berkeley Astronomy 2026 Summer Sessions!ASTRON 9 002: Introduction...
04/04/2026

Intro to coding the cosmos with Python! 🪐Enroll in UC Berkeley Astronomy 2026 Summer Sessions!

ASTRON 9 002: Introduction to Python

Session D: 7/6 – 8/14 (Online)
Schedule: MO/TU/TH | 1 PM - 3:30 PM
Class #: 12961

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Meets Physical Science, L&S Breadth

Immerse yourself in astrophysics — from planets to cosmology! 🪐Enroll in UC Berkeley Astronomy 2026 Summer Sessions!ASTR...
04/03/2026

Immerse yourself in astrophysics — from planets to cosmology! 🪐Enroll in UC Berkeley Astronomy 2026 Summer Sessions!

ASTRON 7AB 001: Introduction to Astrophysics: From Planets to Cosmology

Session D: 7/6 – 8/14 (In-person)
Schedule: TU/WE/TH/FR | 10 AM – 12 PM
Discussion #1: WE | 12 PM – 2 PM
Discussion #2: FR | 12 PM – 2 PM

Class #: 13067

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Discover the mysteries and inner workings of our solar system! 🪐Enroll in UC Berkeley Astronomy 2026 Summer Sessions!AST...
04/03/2026

Discover the mysteries and inner workings of our solar system! 🪐Enroll in UC Berkeley Astronomy 2026 Summer Sessions!

ASTRON W12 001: The Planets

Session C: 6/22 – 8/14 (Online)
Schedule: MO/TU/WE/TH/FR
Class #: 12507

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Meets Physical Science, L&S Breadth

Your summer journey through the stars starts here!🪐Enroll in UC Berkeley Astronomy 2026 Summer Sessions!ASTRON 9 001: Cu...
04/02/2026

Your summer journey through the stars starts here!🪐Enroll in UC Berkeley Astronomy 2026 Summer Sessions!

ASTRON 9 001: Cultural Astronomy

Session A: 5/26 – 7/2 (Online)
Schedule: TU/WE/TH | 11 AM – 12 PM
Class #: 12257

Scan the QR code to grab your spot!🚀

Meets Physical Science, L&S Breadth

A UC Berkeley theorist proposed that highly magnetized, spinning neutron stars were the power source behind superluminou...
04/01/2026

A UC Berkeley theorist proposed that highly magnetized, spinning neutron stars were the power source behind superluminous supernovae. A recent supernova provided the smoking gun.

Astronomers have for the first time seen the birth of a magnetar — a highly magnetized, spinning neutron star — and confirmed that it’s the power source behind some of the brightest exploding stars in the cosmos.

Read the full story here: https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/03/11/astronomers-capture-birth-of-a-magnetar-confirming-link-to-some-of-universes-brightest-exploding-stars/

Image Credit: Joseph Farah and Curtis McCully/Las Cumbres Observatory

🌟A BRILLIANT NEW STORY IS WRITTEN🌟Biggest thanks! The Berkeley community came together to write an incredible story in t...
03/13/2026

🌟A BRILLIANT NEW STORY IS WRITTEN🌟

Biggest thanks! The Berkeley community came together to write an incredible story in the stars for Big Give 2026! We're thrilled to share that the Friends of Astronomy Fund received more than 40 gifts during Big Give, successfully unlocking a $5,000 gift from Marc and Cristina Bensadoun! Your generosity will truly have a lasting impact on our community! Thank you for making this happen!

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