Why is Leap Year a Thing? UCF physics Professor Josh Colwell explains the science behind the need for Feb. 29.
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…