Welcome to Northwestern Physics and Astronomy
Faculty and Research
Our research employs an broad range of theoretical and experimental approaches to understand the fundamental nature of the universe.
Seminars and Colloquia
See our weekly seminars and colloquia throughout the academic year.
Dearborn Observatory
Visitors are invited to tour the Observatory every Friday night.
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News and Events
Observing at Dearborn Observatory
The Dearborn Observatory is open on Friday evenings for walk-in tours at 9:00 PM for public observing with the historic 18.5 inch refracting telescope.
Events
Jan
10
2026
Sievert Prize Lectures: Thomas Wytock: "Physics of Life: From Mol...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Evanston
"Life on Earth from it's Origin to Present Day" Today, it's easy to take the sheer diversity of life on Earth for granted and view it a...
Jan
12
2026
HEP Seminar: Lua Airoldi: : "Could a Primordial Black Hole Explos...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
A black hole is expected to end its lifetime in a cataclysmic runaway burst of Hawking radiation, emitting all Standard Model particles...
Jan
12
2026
Undergraduate Research Mixer
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Are you wondering how you can join a physics or astronomy research lab? Here is your chance to find out! This event will begin with a p...