Physics and astronomy and astrophysics professor contributes to gravitational wave research
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An artist’s illustration of two merging neutron stars.

A heavy use of computational tools can help to detect what has yet to be discovered, according to Chad Hanna.

Eberly college celebrates Latinx students, faculty for Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic Heritage Month hero image

Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the Penn State Eberly College of Science will be featuring its Latinx students and faculty.

Statistics, astronomy and astrophysics professor retires after 39 years
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Jogesh Babu
Exoplanet caught in ‘hairpin turn’ signals how high-mass gas giants form
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illustration of hot jupiter planet Credit: NOIRLab
New faculty endowment in astronomy and astrophysics created by Keiko Miwa Ross
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Joel Leja
AstroFest to celebrate 25-year anniversary
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Davey Lab roof

The Penn State Eberly College of Science’s popular AstroFest program will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year.

Tiny bright objects discovered at dawn of universe baffle scientists
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collage of three cosmic objects detected by the James Webb Space Telescope

Events

What happens when neutron stars collide?
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Volume rendering of simulation of two neutron stars merging.

New simulations show that neutrinos created during binary neutron star mergers are briefly out of equilibrium with the star's cold cores

Using machine learning, modeling to detect Earth-like planets
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Eric Ford in front of the CyberLamp cluster
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