Wellesley Physics and Astronomy Department

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