New quest to map stars and galaxies across the entire sky
This artist's impression shows a cutaway view of the parts of the Universe that SDSS-V will study. SDSS-V will study millions of stars to create a map of the entire Milky Way...and way far beyond. Credit: Robin Dienel/Carnegie Institution for Science/SDSS
Sky-high observatory sheds light on origin of excess anti-matter: New study excludes nearby pulsars, points to dark matter as possible culprit
High-energy photon emission around the pulsars Geminga and PSR B0656+14, as captured by the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory. Credit: High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Collaboration (moon image Gregory H. Revera)
Astronomers discover sunscreen snow falling on hot exoplanet
Giant Exoplanet Dwarfs Solar System Family. This is an artist's impression of the gas giant planet Kepler-13Ab as compared in size to several planets in our solar system. The behemoth exoplanet is six times more massive than Jupiter. Kepler-13Ab is also one of the hottest known planets, with a dayside temperature of nearly 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It orbits very close to the star Kepler-13A, which is 1,730 light-years from Earth. Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)
Gravitational waves + new clues from space reveal new way to make a black hole
Artist impression of gravitational waves generated by binary neutron stars. Credit: R. Hurt, Caltech/JPL
You can see that from here: New telescope attachment allows ground-based observations of new worlds to rival those from space
A team of astronomers led by researchers at Penn State have developed beam-shaping diffusers – small pieces of etched glass that can be mounted on telescopes – that increase the quality of ground-based photometric observations. Image credit left/right: Gudmundur Stefansson; middle: Caltech/Palomar Observatory
Eberly College of Science hosts four new NSF graduate researchers
Penn State LIGO scientists celebrate 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics
Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, and Kip S. Thorne—winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics. Original illustrations: Niklas Elmehed; Photo: Lovisa Engblom.
Wolszczan awarded Bohdan Paczynski Medal
Alexander Wolszczan, Evan Pugh Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Penn State, was presented with the Bohdan Paczynski Medal during the opening ceremony of the 38th meeting of the Polish Astronomical Society in Zielona Gora, Poland
IceCube researcher, Philipp Eller, wins poster prize
Philipp Eller
New gravitational wave hits Earth -- For the first time, 3 detectors zoom in on its location
Chad Hanna demonstrates gravitational waves via ripples in water. Credit: Michelle Bixby, Penn State.
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