Sometimes it’s easy to feel like college is a waste of time. Frequently I’ve considered the fact that a journalism degree is a bit silly considering I’d earn more as a truck driver than a writer. Then again, sometimes college is worthwhile after all, like at the University of Wisconsin Madison, where a bunch of undergrads found a new galaxy on their first trip to the Arecibo Observatory.

Io9 reports:

A group of five undergrad astronomy students signed up for a class on research methods — and wound up discovering their own new galaxy. The students, at University of Wisconsin in Madison, got a few precious minutes of research time on the Arecibo Observatory, thanks to their professor, Snezana Stanimirovic. And they decided to aim the telescope at the sinister-sounding Zone Of Avoidance, the area where telescopes usually don't look because of interference. They found a new galaxy almost immediately. The only question now: What should they name it?

Maybe you won’t find a galaxy this semester, but at least you can figure out how to work the walk of shame like the catwalk. If you’re lucky.