Massive planet too big for its own sun pushes astronomers to rethink exoplanet formation
Congrats to former CEHW graduate student, Dr. Gudmundur Stefansson, and the rest of the team on their recent paper in Science that reports...
Read MoreEarth-like planets could form even in the harshest environments
CEHW Professor Eric Feigelson is a member of the XUE (eXtreme UV environments) collaboration that found potentially planets with water...
Read MoreMany exoplanets have nearly circular orbits
New analysis of observational data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope catalogs planetary properties; informs climate of planets Most...
Read MoreCEHW Professor Suvrath Mahadevan named Verne M. Willaman Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
CEHW Professor Suvrath Mahadevan has been named the Verne M. Willaman Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics in recognition of...
Read MoreCEHW part of new NASA Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiological Research team
NASA has recently selected seven new teams to fund as part of the cross-divisional Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiological...
Read MoreAndrea Lin awarded Downsbrough Graduate Fellowship
Each year, the Downsbrough Graduate Fellowship recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding graduate students in our department. This...
Read MoreEmerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science Symposium VII
The 7th Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science Symposium was back at Penn State in...
Read MoreJiayin Dong honored with 2022 Penn State Alumni Dissertation Award
Graduate student Jiayin Dong is a 2022 recipient of the Alumni Association Dissertation Award for her dissertation “Tracing...
Read MoreBelatedly Habitable Planets
CEHW Graduate student Noah Tuchow and CEHW Professor Jason Wright introduce “Belatedly Habitable Planets”, a new type of...
Read MoreDr. Gudmundur Stefansson wins Trumpler Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation
THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2020 ROBERT J. TRUMPLER AWARD (PRESENTED IN 2021) IS DR. GUDMUNDUR KARI STEFANSSON, WHO COMPLETED HIS PHD IN...
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