Video: Penn State Astronomer Christopher Palma Explains the Science Behind the Question "What Time is It?"
Chris Palma discusses the science behind the quesetion, "What time is it?"
First Evidence Discovered of Planet's Destruction by Its Star
An artist's impression of a red supergiant engulfing a Jupiter-like planet as it expands. Credit: NASA
Penn State Scientists Participate in the Construction of the Largest Three-Dimensional Map of the Universe
Galaxies are concentrated into clusters and filaments with voids in between. The SDSS-III is exploring this structure to determine the nature of dark energy and the distribution of dark matter in the Universe. Credit: Yushu Yao and Prabhat (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, NERSC), Miguel A. Aragon (Johns Hopkins University), and the SDSS-III Collaboration
National Science Board Recommends Giant Survey Telescope
An artist's rendering of the proposed Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.
Wolszczan Awarded Frombork Gold Medal
Wolszczan Awarded Frombork Gold Medal
Nearby Star Cluster, Long Forgotten, Now Discovered to Be Useful in Studies of Sun and Search for Planets Like Earth
Penn State University astronomers have determined that 80 of the stars in this photo are members of the long-known but underappreciated star cluster Ruprecht 147. Credit: Chris Beckett and Stefano Meneguolo, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Launch on 13 June Planned for Space Mission to Investigate High-Powered X-Rays
Artist's concept showing NASA's NuSTAR mission orbiting Earth. NuSTAR will hunt for hidden black holes and other exotic cosmic objects. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Hobby-Eberly Telescope Measures Masses of Two Stars with One Orbiting Planet
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt
Astronomy Graduate Student Wins National FameLab Astrobiology Competition
Astronomy Graduate Student Wins National FameLab Astrobiology Competition
Record-Breaking Radio Waves from Ultra-Cool Star
An artist's impression of a brown dwarf similar to J1047+21. Credit: R. Hurt/NASA.
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