• Firefly Aerospace to Deliver UCF’s Lunar-VISE Payload to the Moon

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    Firefly Aerospace to Deliver UCF’s Lunar-VISE Payload to the Moon


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    UCF’s First Mission to the Moon Passes Two Critical Milestones

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    UCF Scientists Study Starship Launchpad in Preparation for Future NASA Lunar Missions

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    UCF Planetary Scientist’s Expertise Informs New Method for Terraforming Mars


  • FSI Planetary Scientist Dr. Noemí Pinilla-Alonso recognized by Orange County

    FSI Planetary Scientist Dr. Noemí Pinilla-Alonso recognized by Orange County

    Dr. Noemí Pinilla-Alonso has been recognized as a 2022 Orange County Distinguished Resident!

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  • UCF/AO Researcher Studies Asteroid Sharing Earth’s Orbit

    UCF/AO Researcher Studies Asteroid Sharing Earth’s Orbit

    Find out about an asteroid sharing Earth’s orbit around the Sun!

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  • UCF Planetary Scientists Highlighted on UCF’s Homepage

    UCF Planetary Scientists Highlighted on UCF’s Homepage

    The UCF front homepage is highlighting three UCF planetary scientists — Dr. Humberto Campins (Physics), Dr. Addie Dove (Physics), and Dr. Phil Metzger (FSI).

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  • UCF Scientist Closely Watching as James Webb Space Telescope Unfolds

    UCF Scientist Closely Watching as James Webb Space Telescope Unfolds

    As JWST reaches its destination at the end of January, UCF Planetary Scientist Noemi Pinilla-Alonso prepares to complete more than 100 hours of research once it arrives.

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  • Arecibo Scientist on the Hunt for Gravitational Waves

    Arecibo Scientist on the Hunt for Gravitational Waves

    An international team of astronomers (that includes an AO researcher) has announced the results of a comprehensive search for ripples in the fabric of space-time: gravitational waves.

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  • FSI Planetary Scientist Dr. Phil Metzger Profiled in UCF’s “Knights Do That”

    FSI Planetary Scientist Dr. Phil Metzger Profiled in UCF’s “Knights Do That”

    Dr. Phil Metzger at FSI is profiled in an installment of UCF’s “Knights Do That” series.

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  • AO and UCF Involved with NASA’s DART Mission

    AO and UCF Involved with NASA’s DART Mission

    NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirect Test mission — DART — launched last week, and Arecibo Observatory and UCF Planetary Sciences Group are part of the story.

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  • UCF Professor appointed Jefferson Science Fellow at U.S. Dept. of State

    Prof. Humberto Campins has won a fellowship to spend the next year advising the U.S. Dept. of State. More info here.

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  • UCF Annual Report Highlights FSI Planetary Scientists’ Success

    Planetary scientists at the Florida Space Institute are featured in the UCF Office of Research annual report. More info here.

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