Planetary nebula detected in distant galaxies by MUSE could help astronomers measure cosmic distances and determine the Hubble constant
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Needle in a haystack: Finding planetary nebulae in distant galaxies
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From the Sun to the stars
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Penn State's NEID spectrometer officially begins it's planet-finding mission while also collect spectra from the Sun.
Celebrating IceCube’s first decade of discovery
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Randall McEntaffer named head of Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Randall McEntaffer has been named the new head of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, effective August 1, 2021
Normal brain growth curves for children developed
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Penn State researchers have developed normalized growth curve charts for the brain.
National Institutes of Health funds neural engineering graduate training program
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Q&A with Scott Showalter and Emery Usher
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A Q&A with Penn State chemists describes how two proteins work together turn on and off the gene that codes for insulin.
Chemistry Majors Named Recipients of John and Elizabeth Holmes Teas Scholarship
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Elusive mergers of black holes with neutron stars confirmed for first time
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For the first time, a research team including Penn State astronomers have detected a collision between a black hole and a neutron star.
Penn State senior earns Astronaut Scholarship supporting STEM research careers
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Penn State astronomy undergraduate Owen Chase has received an Astronaut scholarship.