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Could an Earth-like alien civilization detect us?
February 05, 2025

WATCH: Astronomer gives wayfaring in ‘Moana’ 5 stars
January 15, 2025

Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center awarded NASA grant
December 19, 2024

Are nearby planets sending radio signals to each other?
October 17, 2024

Rare, ultra-luminous nova spotted in the Small Magellanic Cloud
October 17, 2024

ICDS co-hire contributes to gravitational wave research
October 09, 2024

Statistics, astronomy and astrophysics professor retires after 39 years
September 10, 2024

What happens when neutron stars collide?
June 18, 2024

How do supermassive black holes get super massive?
June 11, 2024

Hubble traces ‘string of pearls’ star clusters in galaxy collisions
February 08, 2024

SolarFest offers April 8 eclipse viewing, science activities
January 16, 2024

NASA’s Webb telescope identifies tiniest free-floating brown dwarf
December 13, 2023

Penn State Astronomer Alexander Wolszczan named Atherton Professor
November 14, 2023

Spotting the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded
March 28, 2023

Rare cosmic explosion blasts hole in established science
December 07, 2022

Tracing the origins of rare, cosmic explosions
November 21, 2022

Bright light from early universe 'opens new chapter in astronomy'
November 17, 2022

The Hobby-Eberly Telescope reaches 25th anniversary milestone
October 20, 2022
Latest News

Could an Earth-like alien civilization detect us?
February 05, 2025

WATCH: Astronomer gives wayfaring in ‘Moana’ 5 stars
January 15, 2025

Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center awarded NASA grant
December 19, 2024







Are nearby planets sending radio signals to each other?
October 17, 2024

Rare, ultra-luminous nova spotted in the Small Magellanic Cloud
October 17, 2024

ICDS co-hire contributes to gravitational wave research
October 09, 2024

Statistics, astronomy and astrophysics professor retires after 39 years
September 10, 2024




What happens when neutron stars collide?
June 18, 2024



How do supermassive black holes get super massive?
June 11, 2024












Hubble traces ‘string of pearls’ star clusters in galaxy collisions
February 08, 2024

SolarFest offers April 8 eclipse viewing, science activities
January 16, 2024


NASA’s Webb telescope identifies tiniest free-floating brown dwarf
December 13, 2023



Penn State Astronomer Alexander Wolszczan named Atherton Professor
November 14, 2023












Spotting the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded
March 28, 2023











Rare cosmic explosion blasts hole in established science
December 07, 2022

Tracing the origins of rare, cosmic explosions
November 21, 2022

Bright light from early universe 'opens new chapter in astronomy'
November 17, 2022



The Hobby-Eberly Telescope reaches 25th anniversary milestone
October 20, 2022
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