Department of Astronomy
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Research
Distortion: Researchers discover new strategy for antibodies to disable viruses
Illustration of how an antibody neutralizes both Zika and dengue viruses
Research
Study challenges standard ideas about piezoelectricity in ferroelectric crystals
schematics of crystal domain structures. Credit: Chen Lab
Research, Science Journal, Summer 2021
Quasars, Black Holes, and a Cosmological Conundrum
Yuexing Li, associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics
Science Journal, Summer 2021, Student Stories
Penn State Alumnus Takes Photos from Mars
Curiosity rover on rocky surface of Mars
Research
Black holes of all shapes and sizes in new gravitational wave catalog
Chart of masses of gravitational wave sources
Student Stories
To the stars: Aerospace engineering students find a home in astrophysics lab
Baker and McCormick in front of Davey Building
Awards and Honors, Research, Student Stories
Eberly’s undergraduate research exhibition a success
Eberly Diversity in STEM Corporate Partners Program logo
Faculty Announcements, Student Stories
New podcast tracks the evolution of diverse human traits
Tracking Traits logo with tree and fingerprint
Awards and Honors
Sigurdsson elected as Fellow of the American Physical Society
Sigurdsson wearing suit against red background
Research
Newly discovered gas giant moving closer to its star
hot jupiter illustration
Research
Gamma-rays and neutrinos from mellow supermassive black holes
A schematic picture of hot accretion flows around a supermassive black hole
Awards and Honors
Graduate alumna awarded NSF MPS-Ascend Fellowship to work at the SETI Institute
Sofia Sheikh