David Weintraub

The possibility of extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion is the subject of Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub’s latest book, which he'll discuss in a free campus lecture on Thursday. Read More

The possibility of extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion will be addressed in a free, upcoming talk at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory. Read More

David Weintraub's new book explores how leaders in the world's major religions will react to the discovery of extraterrestrial life. Read More

In the latest VUCast: A Vanderbilt astronomer looks at how different religions may handle alien life; why early Earth may not have been as “hellish” as first thought; and check out the national baseball championship bling! Watch now. Read More

Science has progressed from wild speculation about Earth’s planetary neighbors—including how they formed and whether they are inhabited—to a better understanding of our celestial neighborhood, David Weintraub, professor of astronomy, writes in "Scientific American." Read More

Stargazers, rejoice: The largest-ever 3-D map of the universe has been released to the public. The new map contains images of 200 million galaxies. Read More

Star gazers – both those who have a telescope and those who don’t – should be happy to learn that the largest-ever three-dimensional map of the universe has been released to the public. Read More

The latest observations of a newly born star have found that it has a pair of spots on its surface that are heated to more than one million degrees. The presence of these spots confirms a theory for how stellar infants grow advanced by Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub and a colleague. Read More

Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub will discuss “Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life and Religion” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Stevenson Center, Room 4327. The possibility of extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion is the subject of Weintraub’s latest book, Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will… Read More

Professors Paul Laibinis, Emily Nacol, Sohee Park, Suzanna Sherry and Janos Sztipanovits were recognized for their achievements in and out of the classroom by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos at the Spring Faculty Assembly. Read More

Increases in regulatory burdens combined with reductions in federal support will likely add considerable cost to doing business for research universities, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told the Spring Faculty Assembly. Read More

Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub will discuss “Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life and Religion” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Stevenson Center, Room 4327. The possibility of extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion is the subject of Weintraub’s latest book, Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will… Read More

Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub will discuss “Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life and Religion” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Stevenson Center, Room 4327. The possibility of extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion is the subject of Weintraub’s latest book, Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will… Read More

Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub will discuss “Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life and Religion” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Stevenson Center, Room 4327. The possibility of extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion is the subject of Weintraub’s latest book, Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will… Read More

Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub will discuss “Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life and Religion” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Stevenson Center, Room 4327. The possibility of extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion is the subject of Weintraub’s latest book, Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will… Read More

Astronomer David Weintraub has given introductory astronomy a “CSI” format by following the scientific evidence that gives us the age of the universe and has put this in a popular science book. Read More

Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub will discuss “Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life and Religion” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Stevenson Center, Room 4327. The possibility of extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion is the subject of Weintraub’s latest book, Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will… Read More

Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub will discuss “Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life and Religion” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Stevenson Center, Room 4327. The possibility of extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion is the subject of Weintraub’s latest book, Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will… Read More

Representatives of the Vanderbilt University faculty have passed a resolution supporting the continued ban of firearms on college campuses in Tennessee. Read More

Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub will discuss “Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life and Religion” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Stevenson Center, Room 4327. The possibility of extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion is the subject of Weintraub’s latest book, Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will… Read More