Physical Sciences

Asteroid Video Captured by NASA's Swift Satellite
Starry sky with gray overlay.
Three New Planets and a Mystery Object Discovered Outside Our Solar System
Credit: Marty Harris/McDonald Obs./UT-Austin
Now There's an App for NASA's Swift Observatory
A screenshot showing the Swift app interface.
Record-Breaking Photo Reveals a Planet-sized Object as Cool as the Earth
Credit: Janella Williams
Keegan McCoy Receives USRA Education Award
John Nousek, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, and director of the Swift Satellite Mission Operations Center; Keegan McCoy; and Larry Ramsey, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, and Keegan's research supervisor.
Robinson Named 2011 Co-op Student of the Year
Robinson Named 2011 Co-op Student of the Year
Squire Booker Receives Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award
Squire Booker Receives Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award
Molecular Depth Profiling Modeled Using Buckyballs and Low-Energy Argon
Buckyball Image
Penn State Awarded $3.3 Million to Build Instrument for Finding Planets in Habitable Zones Around Nearby Stars
Credit: Marty Harris/McDonald Obs./UT-Austin
Lasse Jensen Named a Presidential Early Career Award Winner
Lasse Jensen Named a Presidential Early Career Award Winner
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