Astronomy and Astrophysics
Research
Research
![Chandra Deep Field-South.](https://ecos-appdev-production.s3.amazonaws.com/science_site/s3fs-public/2019-10/astro_3larger2columnquicklinkcomponent.jpg)
![the pulsar geminga](https://ecos-appdev-production.s3.amazonaws.com/science_site/s3fs-public/styles/p_2_col_content_block_image/public/2019-10/astroresearchgeminga_0.jpg?itok=ze5tSd0q)
Areas of Research
We are involved in a wide variety of observational, experimental, and theoretical projects that cover most active areas of astrophysical research.
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Some of the largest astronomy research efforts at Penn State are coordinated through our centers and institutes.
Centers and Institutes
![Chandra Deep Field-South.](https://ecos-appdev-production.s3.amazonaws.com/science_site/s3fs-public/2019-10/astro_3larger2columnquicklinkcomponent.jpg)
![Hobby Eberly Telescope](https://ecos-appdev-production.s3.amazonaws.com/science_site/s3fs-public/styles/p_2_col_content_block_image/public/2019-10/astroresearchhet.jpg?itok=q-vg-yFv)
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Penn State is a partner in a number of prominent multi-institution and international research collaborations built around world-class instrumentation.