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The designations recognize the researchers’ impact on space science and showcase UCF’s impact on space exploration.

Solar flares jetting out from the sun and thunderstorms generated on Earth impact the planet’s ionosphere in different ways, which have implications for the ability to conduct long range communications.

Students benefit from on-the-job training and soft-skills development, and some candidates are converting their internships into jobs after graduation.

The findings could help scientists better understand what would happen if astronauts or robotic landers were to work on the surface of a small asteroid.

Noemi Pinilla-Alonso is the lead investigator on one project and a co-investigator on two others which will explore trans-Neptunian objects, Pluto and Uranus moons.

A new study in Nature Communications describes a comet from another solar system as one of the most pristine objects ever observed.

Five faculty members are recognized for their outstanding research and creative activity, which has had national and international impact.

Students are conducting research in the areas of health, math, chemistry and space and are already making an impact.

A physics doctoral candidate is using and developing machine learning methods to study planets’ atmospheres, which may help scientists detect life on them.