UCF Launches 1st Planetary and Space Sciences Ph.D. Program in Florida The interdisciplinary program will prepare STEM students for in-demand scientific careers in data, physical, geological, and atmospheric fields across government agencies, the private sector, and academic and research institutions.
The Science Behind Star Formation: UCF Professor Studying D2H+ Ions in Extreme Conditions Physics Professor Viatcheslav Kokoouline is investigating the dissociative recombination of D2H+ ions to understand how stars form, the origins of water and life in the universe, and potential technological applications.
UCF Physics Professor Works to Uncover the Universe’s History, One Rock at a Time From microscopic dust collected by spacecrafts to meteorites that land on Earth, UCF Associate Professor of Physics Ryan Ogliore is studying rocks from space to uncover the history of our solar system and the universe beyond.
5 Things to Know About Space Settlement Ramses Ramirez, physics assistant professor, discusses key factors researchers will plan for future outer space outposts.
UCF Scientists Use James Webb Space Telescope to Better Understand Solar System’s Origins A newly published study shows varying levels of methanol, a molecule that is an important component of pre-biotic chemistry, in a spectral analysis of small celestial objects beyond Neptune.
NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace to Deliver UCF’s Lunar-VISE Payload to the Moon Firefly Aerospace is one of the American vendors NASA is partnering with to deliver payloads to the lunar surface through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.
James Webb Space Telescope Offers Best Glimpse Ever Into the Icy Planetesimals of the Early Solar System New studies of trans-Neptunian objects reveal how their colors and surface reflectance today are linked to their formation locations in the early solar system.
Uncovering a Centaur’s Tracks: UCF Scientists Examine Unique Asteroid-Comet Hybrid UCF researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to reveal one-of-a-kind attributes of (2060) Chiron, a distant “centaur” in space sharing properties of both a comet and an asteroid, giving clues to our Solar System’s origins in a newly published study.
UCF Researcher Discovers New Technique for Infrared “Color” Detection and Imaging The new specialized tunable detection and imaging technique for infrared photons surpasses present technology and may be a cost-effective method of capturing thermal imaging or night vision, medical imaging, spectroscopy and space exploration.
UCF Is a Top Research University in Florida and Nationwide A report from the U.S. National Science Foundation highlight’s UCF research prowess amongst a multitude of disciplines.
It’s Nearly Time to Say Goodbye to the International Space Station. What Happens Next? Scientific American
