MIfA faculty awarded General Observer (GO) time on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Posted April 2, 2021
Several MIfA faculty members were awarded GO time on JWST for one or more of their research projects.
Comet Catalina suggests comets delivered carbon to rocky planets
Posted March 6, 2021
School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Chick Woodward lead a study that gives new insight on the source of carbon on planets like Earth and Mars during the early formation of the solar system.
The Red Hypergiant VY CMa --- Betelgeuse on Steroids
Posted February 26, 2021
Professor Emerita Roberta Humphreys of the School of Physics and Astronomy led a study with the Hubble Space Telescope to explain the origin of numerous high mass-loss ejections from a very massive star.
NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Show Us More Stars at Higher Resolution
Posted February 22, 2021
School of Physics and Astronomy Professor and MIfA director Evan Skillman is playing a role in NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope's Early Release Program.
Zooniverse launches Fat Checker project to investigate lipid droplets within cells
Posted February 18, 2021
Lucy Fortson, Zooniverse co-founder, Professor and Associate Head of the of the School of Physics and Astronomy says the project will help scientists make headway in big data problems in biology.
Excess x-rays from neutron stars could lead to discovery of new particle
Posted January 12, 2021
A team of scientists has found that mysterious x-rays detected from nearby neutron stars may be the first evidence of axions, hypothetical particles that many physicists believe make up dark matter.
Remembering Cecil “Jake” Waddington, 1929-2020
Posted October 21, 2020
Emeritus Professor Jake Waddington of the School of Physics and Astronomy passed away on October 1, 2020. He was 91 years old.
AGU Honors Pepin’s Distinguished Career in Planetary Science
Posted October 1, 2020
Professor Emeritus Robert Pepin of the School of Physics and Astronomy will receive the 2020 Fred Whipple Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Fortson Named APS Fellow
Posted October 1, 2020
Lucy Fortson, Professor and Associate Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Black hole collision may have exploded with light
Posted June 25, 2020
Possible light flare observed from small black holes within the disk of a massive black hole.