{"id":43,"date":"2017-10-09T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T00:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.wp.nau.edu\/site-in-a-box-department\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:59:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronomy and Planetary Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

Astronomy and Planetary Science<\/h1>\n

The universe is awaiting your exploration<\/h2>\n

The Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science at Northern Arizona University offers a bachelor’s degree and a doctoral degree.<\/p>\n

The department has a small, family feeling.\u00a0At NAU, your instructors will know you by name; they are easily accessible, and they genuinely care about student success. Lecture courses are taught almost exclusively by full-time faculty. Both undergraduate and graduate students are routinely and deeply involved in faculty research.<\/p>\n\n

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\n The sense of community I felt while at NAU is something I very much miss.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

– recent BS graduate who now has a PhD<\/em><\/p>\n

Our Classroom is the Cosmos!
\nJoin us: we’re looking for a few good students!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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NAU aims to be the nation\u2019s preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicle of economic mobility, and driver of social impact by delivering equitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.<\/p>\n

Northern Arizona University sits at the base of the San Francisco Peaks, on homelands sacred to Native Americans throughout the region.
\nWe honor their past, present, and future generations, who have lived here for millennia and will forever call this place home.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Bachelor’s degree<\/h3>\n\n\n \n \n \nBS in Astronomy\n\n\n<\/span>\n <\/span>\n \"\"\n <\/span>\n <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Doctoral degree<\/h3>\n\n\n \n \n \nAstronomy and Planetary Science\n\n\n<\/span>\n <\/span>\n \"\"\n <\/span>\n <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Research spotlight<\/h3>\n
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\n \n\n\n \n \n \"Decorative\n \n Astrobiology<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Astroinformatics<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n \n \n \"Hubble\n \n Exoplanets & Planetary Formation<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n \n\n\n \n \n \"Astrophysical\n \n Lab Studies of Planetary Materials<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n \n \n \"OortCloud\n \n Observational Planetary Science<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n \n \n \"\"\n \n Planetary & Solar System Dynamics<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n \n\n\n \n \n \"\"\n \n Theoretical & Computational Astrophysics<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Research\/Employment Opportunities Within DAPS<\/a><\/p>\n

Colloquium<\/h3>\n
March 30th, 3:45 pm
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\nTERRESTRIAL PLANET FORMATION FROM
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\nPhysical Sciences (Bldg. 19), Rm. 103<\/h6>\n
Spring 2026 Colloquium Schedule<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n

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Subscribe to Our Colloquium Notification List<\/a><\/h6>\n

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Syllabi for the Current Semester’s Courses<\/a><\/p>\n

Barry Lutz Telescope Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n

APS Forms<\/a><\/p>\n

Poster Printing<\/a><\/p>\n

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