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  • Planetary Science Researcher Tests Methods for Finding Life on ExtraSolar Planets

    UCF Prof. Eduardo Martin was part of a team that used the spectrum of the Earth – reflected from the Moon during a lunar eclipse – to simulate the search for life on extrasolar planets. The study was published today in Nature.

    AJ Foster

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  • UCF Student Visiting the Southwest in Search of Meteorites

    University of Central Florida graduate student Robert Macke has packed up his car for a three-month road trip in search of meteorites. He will visit collections in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

    AJ Foster

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  • 5th Star & Planet Formation Day at UF

    The University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, will host the 5th Star & Planet Formation Day on Friday, January 30, 2009, featuring talks by Sarah Dodson-Robinson (Spitzer Fellow at JPL), Kaitlin Kratter (U Toronto), Ruth Murrary-Clay (ITC Fellow at CfA), and Andrew Youdin (CITA Fellow). There will also be short, informal research talks and discussion…

    AJ Foster

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  • 5th Star & Planet Formation Day at UF

    The University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, will host the 5th Star & Planet Formation Day on Friday, January 30, 2009, featuring talks by Sarah Dodson-Robinson (Spitzer Fellow at JPL), Kaitlin Kratter (U Toronto), Ruth Murrary-Clay (ITC Fellow at CfA), and Andrew Youdin (CITA Fellow). There will also be short, informal research talks and discussion…

    AJ Foster

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  • UCF Planetary Science Journal Club

    UCF Planetary Science Journal Club Planetary Science Journal Club seminar series is back on! Meetings are conducted on Fridays at 11:00 – 12:30 in Room 160/161 of the PS building (building 121) and Zoom (contact us for connection details). Meetings start with elevenses, an opportunity for everyone to informally mingle over a beverage and snacks. The seminar starts at 11:30am. At our seminar…

    AJ Foster

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  • UCF Physics Professor Experiments in Zero Gravity

    Figuring out exactly how asteroids formed and what they can tell us about the origin of the solar system are big questions. University of Central Florida Assistant Professor Josh Colwell is working on solving these mysteries. This month, he had a chance…

    AJ Foster

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  • UCF Announces Planetary Sciences track in Physics PhD

    Starting in Spring 2009, the Physics PhD has a Planetary Sciences Track. The program balances early involvement in research with a broad range of coursework to prepare students for research careers.

    AJ Foster

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  • Source of Geysers on Saturn’s Moon May Be Underground Water

    Saturn’s moon Enceladus may indeed hide an underground reservoir of water. Scientists at Jet Propulsion Lab in California, the University of Colorado and the University of Central Florida in Orlando teamed up to analyze the plumes of water vapor and ice…

    AJ Foster

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