Planetary nebula detected in distant galaxies by MUSE could help astronomers measure cosmic distances and determine the Hubble constant
Needle in a haystack: Finding planetary nebulae in distant galaxies
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From the Sun to the stars
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Penn State's NEID spectrometer officially begins it's planet-finding mission while also collect spectra from the Sun.
Celebrating IceCube’s first decade of discovery
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Randall McEntaffer named head of Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Randall McEntaffer has been named the new head of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, effective August 1, 2021
Elusive mergers of black holes with neutron stars confirmed for first time
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For the first time, a research team including Penn State astronomers have detected a collision between a black hole and a neutron star.
Penn State senior earns Astronaut Scholarship supporting STEM research careers
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Penn State astronomy undergraduate Owen Chase has received an Astronaut scholarship.
The give and take of mega-flares from stars
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Largest survey of star-forming regions using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory clarifies the relationships between star flares and planets
New X-ray map reveals the growing supermassive black holes in next-generation survey fields
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Penn State astronomers lead X-ray survey mapping supermassive black holes using the ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory
Penn State led NEID team receives NASA Group Achievement Award
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Mapping the local cosmic web
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A new map of dark matter in the local universe reveals several previously undiscovered structures connecting galaxies.