Our Advanced Astrophysics course takes high-achieving high school students beyond the basics to explore the deep forces shaping the universe, including black holes, dark matter, dark energy, stellar evolution, and galaxy formation, while developing real research skills used in modern astronomy and space science. Students investigate how these cosmic dynamics interact to build the structure of the universe we observe today and practice analyzing authentic astronomical data through hands-on projects and guided labs.

For Summer 2026, students may select from three versions of this course:         

Overnight: In-person / On-campus

* Students live in the university residence halls and enjoy meals in the university dining hall
Day Camp: In-person / On-Campus

* Students attend daily from 9am to 9pm. Lunch and dinner included in the university dining hall
Online: Synchronous small group instruction

* Morning and afternoon classes with a 1-hour lunch break, Mon-Fri live via zoom and google classroom