Wellesley Physics and Astronomy Department

09/11/2026

One week until our first public night of the year! Please join us next Friday evening, September 18th, for our first public night of the semester at Whitin Observatory! The topic of this event will be "The Roman Empire of the Cosmos" and will run from 8pm to 10pm. Observing opportunities with our telescopes will be available if the skies are clear! We will have presentations throughout the night on NASA's new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and one of its many research applications, as well as hands on demonstrations for all ages.

The event is free and open to the public, no registration required; see https://www.wellesley.edu/whitin-observatory for parking info.

09/04/2026

Alumnae continue to soar!

The American Physical Society is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance physics by fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and global community dedicated to science and society.

08/17/2026

Our Alums really do some cool things!

Molly Wasser ’09 communicates for NASA about asteroids, aliens, and the moon

08/17/2026

Congrats to Nicole Tan from the class of 2020!

From a little red dot, into infinity and beyond.

05/18/2026

Congrats to our 2026 graduates from your PHAS faculty!

05/05/2026

https://www.wellesley.edu/news/a-place-to-contemplate-the-universe

For 125 years, Whitin Observatory has given Wellesley students a view like no other

05/04/2026

Congratulations to Professor Yue Hu on her retirement after 35 years at Wellesley! That's a lot of young minds trained in the study of physics.

We are grateful for your many years of guiding our students and for your leadership in the inaugural year of our (re)merged department.

YUE'S FORMER STUDENTS: do you have pictures and/or messages that we can share at her party? If so send them by 5/10/2026 to physicsastronomy -at - wellesley.edu

04/23/2026

Please join us this Friday evening, April 24th, for our last public night of the semester at Whitin Observatory! The subject of this event will be "Starlight Through Time" and will run from 8:30pm to 10:30pm. Observing opportunities with our telescopes will be available if the skies are clear!

The event is free and open to the public, no registration required; see https://www.wellesley.edu/whitin-observatory for parking info.

04/17/2026

03/26/2026

Please join our astronomy students tomorrow, Friday, March 26th, for our public night at Whitin Observatory!
Our topic will be "The Chemistry of the Cosmos" and we'll explore Astrochemistry, endogenous synthesis, and building bridges between astronomy and chemistry! The event will run from 8pm to 10pm, and observing with our historic telescopes will happen if the skies are clear.
The event is free and open to the public, no registration required; see https://www.wellesley.edu/whitin-observatory for parking info.