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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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