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Mon, 11/18/2024

New idea may crack enigma of the Crab Nebula’s ‘zebra’ pattern

A theoretical astrophysicist from the University of Kansas may have solved a nearly two-decade-old mystery over the origins of an unusual "zebra" pattern seen in high-frequency radio pulses from the Crab Nebula.
Wed, 10/16/2024

KU astronomer on space probe team that advances to next round of $1B NASA mission selection

Elisabeth Mills is a co-investigator on a proposal for a far-infrared mission that over the next year will receive $5 million to flesh out the plans and prototypes for a new class of astrophysics observatories.
Wed, 10/09/2024

KU Physics and Astronomy Professor receives more than $600,000 from NASA for his research

Associate Professor Ian Crossfield (Physics & Astronomy) was awarded more than $600,000 from NASA to support his group's work characterizing planetary systems around other stars.
Mon, 10/07/2024

KU Planetarium Celebrates its 1000th Visitor

The KU Planetarium celebrated its 1000th visitor on September 18th, 2024. Since its start in 2022 the planetarium has educated and entertained visitors from the public, local schools, rural Kansas, and members of the KU community.
Mon, 03/11/2024

KU Department of Physics & Astronomy professor receives prestigious NSF award for black hole research

A prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation will help Department of Physics & Astronomy researcher Elisabeth Mills continue her groundbreaking research on supermassive black holes.
Fri, 02/02/2024

Neptune-like exoplanets can be cloudy or clear — new findings suggest the reason why

A KU researcher has published findings in The Astrophysical Journal Letters showing new atmospheric detail in a set of 15 exoplanets similar to Neptune. While none could support humanity, a better understanding of their behavior might help us to understand why we don’t have a small Neptune, while most solar systems seem to feature a planet of this class.
Tue, 01/30/2024

Researchers seek to understand how regions of 'cosmic web' influence behavior of galaxies

Gregory Rudnick, professor of physics & astronomy at KU, is leading a team that recently earned a $375,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study “gas content and star-formation properties of galaxies” that are altered depending on where they are moving through the cosmos.
Wed, 05/17/2023

‘Potentially volcano-covered’ Earth-size planet found orbiting star first described by KU astronomer

Mon, 04/17/2023

A Fresh Map of Mars, From a Spacecraft Called Hope (Opens in new window)

Dimitra Atri, KU Physics & Astronomy PhD, featured in story on a new Mars map. Can also be found here: https://www.space.com/uae-mars-hope-orbiter-new-map. ...

Tue, 11/22/2022

With next-generation space telescope, researchers glimpse first evidence of photochemistry on exoplanet

Thu, 12/02/2021

KU astronomers help point the way forward for America's research priorities

Wed, 09/16/2020

KU astronomer helps confirm first-ever planet found orbiting white dwarf star

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