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UCF Researchers Advance Tech That Could Help Scientists Detect Habitable Worlds Beyond Our Solar System

Supporting NASA’s proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory, UCF researchers aim to help overcome one of the greatest challenges in modern astronomy: directly imaging Earth-like planets orbiting stars.

UCF Fuels America’s Space Program with Innovative Education, Medicine and Tech

UCF is advancing cutting-edge space research while offering unique opportunities for students to launch their careers in the space industry.

UCF Student Selected for International Optica Women Scholars Award

STEM student Isabella Pardo is one of 20 recipients across the globe selected for the highly competitive optics and photonics award.

Why is Leap Year a Thing?

UCF Physics Professor Josh Colwell explains the science behind the need for Leap Year and other facts you may not know about the bonus day.

Flea on Pluto? Arecibo Observatory Helps Provide Unprecedented View of Pulsar

The Arecibo Observatory, managed by UCF, recently helped provide unprecedented details of a pulsar 6,500 light years from Earth.

UCF Moon Observation Night Saturday For Entire Family

UCF will host a free Moon Observation Night for children and their families on Saturday, Nov. 1, at the main campus. From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.,…

Religion, Science and the Stars: Vatican Astronomer at UCF

Religion and science are topics central to Guy Consolmagno’s life as a planetary scientist and a Jesuit brother at the Vatican Observatory. In a talk…

Asteroid Ice May Be 'Living Fossil' With Clues to Oceans' Origins

University of Central Florida researchers detected a thin layer of water ice and organic molecules on the surface of 24 Themis, the largest in a…

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