Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center awarded NASA grant
December 19, 2024
Are nearby planets sending radio signals to each other?
October 17, 2024
Rare, ultra-luminous nova spotted in the Small Magellanic Cloud
October 17, 2024
ICDS co-hire contributes to gravitational wave research
October 09, 2024
Statistics, astronomy and astrophysics professor retires after 39 years
September 10, 2024
What happens when neutron stars collide?
June 18, 2024
How do supermassive black holes get super massive?
June 11, 2024
Hubble traces ‘string of pearls’ star clusters in galaxy collisions
February 08, 2024
SolarFest offers April 8 eclipse viewing, science activities
January 16, 2024
NASA’s Webb telescope identifies tiniest free-floating brown dwarf
December 13, 2023
Penn State Astronomer Alexander Wolszczan named Atherton Professor
November 14, 2023
Spotting the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded
March 28, 2023
Rare cosmic explosion blasts hole in established science
December 07, 2022
Tracing the origins of rare, cosmic explosions
November 21, 2022
Bright light from early universe 'opens new chapter in astronomy'
November 17, 2022
The Hobby-Eberly Telescope reaches 25th anniversary milestone
October 20, 2022
New space station experiment TIGERISS will probe origins of elements
September 08, 2022
Latest News
Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center awarded NASA grant
December 19, 2024
Are nearby planets sending radio signals to each other?
October 17, 2024
Rare, ultra-luminous nova spotted in the Small Magellanic Cloud
October 17, 2024
ICDS co-hire contributes to gravitational wave research
October 09, 2024
Statistics, astronomy and astrophysics professor retires after 39 years
September 10, 2024
What happens when neutron stars collide?
June 18, 2024
How do supermassive black holes get super massive?
June 11, 2024
Hubble traces ‘string of pearls’ star clusters in galaxy collisions
February 08, 2024
SolarFest offers April 8 eclipse viewing, science activities
January 16, 2024
NASA’s Webb telescope identifies tiniest free-floating brown dwarf
December 13, 2023
Penn State Astronomer Alexander Wolszczan named Atherton Professor
November 14, 2023
Spotting the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded
March 28, 2023
Rare cosmic explosion blasts hole in established science
December 07, 2022
Tracing the origins of rare, cosmic explosions
November 21, 2022
Bright light from early universe 'opens new chapter in astronomy'
November 17, 2022
The Hobby-Eberly Telescope reaches 25th anniversary milestone
October 20, 2022
New space station experiment TIGERISS will probe origins of elements
September 08, 2022