News
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Release of American Physical Society’s short film about UCF Physics
Some of our astronomers are highlighted in this 6.5-minute film that summarizes many of the terrific research programs going on here in our Physics Department. The film was created in […]
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UCF Astronomers appear on NBC
In a “Science Behind the News” segment, Joe Harrington and Csaba Palotai discuss their research on how an atmosphere responds to the impact of a comet or asteroid. Very timely […]
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Hundreds Commemorate Rare Asteroid Encounter
Over 800 people attended our public event commemorating the flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14 past Earth on February 15. Read about how the Orlando Sentinel covered the event.
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2013 Southeast Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics Held at UCF
The Southeast Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (SCUWP) is a three-day conference for undergraduate physics majors in the southeastern United States. The 2013 conference is happening at UCF’s Student […]
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International Expert Explains Asteroids ‘Real’ Threat to Earth
Join our very own Prof. Humberto Campins at the Orlando Science Center on Saturday, Dec. 1 for a hands-on program that delivers the real story when it comes to asteroids […]
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UCF Experiment Wins Free trip to the International Space Station
A University of Central Florida experiment that could help explain how planets formed in our solar system has won a free ride to the International Space Station in 2013. Physics […]
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Whizzing Asteroid Turns Rocket Scientists’ Heads
International leaders in asteroid and comet research are gathering at the University of Central Florida in Orlando Friday, Feb. 15, for a special “viewing party” that will climax with asteroid […]
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UCF Discovers Two Nearby Sub-Earth-Sized Exoplanet Candidates
The UCF Exoplanets Group is pleased to announce the discovery of two new transiting planet candidates (UCF-1.01 and UCF-1.02) orbiting the red-dwarf star GJ 436. The objects are 2/3 the diameter […]
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Bake Sale in Support of Solar System Exploration
Several students and faculty in the Planetary Sciences Group participated in an event designed to raise awareness about NASA’s budget for planetary exploration. The event was picked up by media […]
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