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New podcast tracks the evolution of diverse human traits

Several Eberly researchers are featured in the new podcast from the Penn State Center for Human Evolution and Diversity.

Sigurdsson elected as Fellow of the American Physical Society

Steinn Sigurdsson, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Newly discovered gas giant moving closer to its star

A newly discovered planet is moving closer to its star, according to penn state astronomers.

Is Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Irrational? Is It Immoral?

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Event Series: PSETI Seminar

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Event Series: CEHW Seminar

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Add to Calendar 2021-12-08T21:00:00 2021-12-08T22:00:00 UTC Hunting for Heavy Elements with Astrophysical Explosions

Event Series: Astronomy Colloquium

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Add to Calendar 2021-11-17T21:00:00 2021-11-17T22:00:00 UTC Triggering Quasi-Periodic Oscillations by Tearing Accretion Disks

Event Series: Astronomy Colloquium

Gamma-rays and neutrinos from mellow supermassive black holes

Penn State research shows that supermassive black holes, even if they are not so active, can be major factories of gamma rays and neutrinos

Graduate alumna awarded NSF MPS-Ascend Fellowship to work at the SETI Institute

Alumna Sofia Sheikh has been awarded an MPS-Ascend Fellowship by the NSF to work at the SETI Institute.

Early, massive galaxies running on empty

An international team discovered six of early, massive “dead" galaxies that stopped making stars during an early period of the universe.