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Research that's out of this world 🤯 UCF researcher Noemi Pinilla Alonso will be among a select group of scientists worldwide who will have more than 100 hours of observation time awarded to conduct her work on the James Webb Space Telescope 🔭🧐 ucf.edu/news/ucf-scien…

Happy Asteroid Day! Check out how many of our UCF faculty and alumni and The Florida Space Institute and Arecibo Observatory colleagues have asteroids named after them!

The Florida Space Institute / UCFPlanetary researcher Dr. Charles Schambeau scores the #ImageOfTheWeek from NOIRLab! It's #Comet29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, orbiting beyond Jupiter and displaying complex shapes in its dust coma

The great debate: Pluto The latest research on what really makes a planet, mentioned in KEATS's latest video, comes from UCF's The Florida Space Institute planetary scientist and UCF Alumni Philip Metzger ’00MS ’05PhD 🪐 See for yourself 👀 bit.ly/ucf-pluto-rese…

Welcome back to UCF, everyone! Wishing everyone a great start to this new semester. ✨ Stay safe!

Hey Knights! ⚔️ Here are the spring dates for our stargazing events! Registration for each night is required. All dates are tentative due to weather, so be sure to check the website for updates prior to coming to your event. The link is in our bio to sign up💫 #UCF

Tune in to Spectrum News 13 @ 5pm est to hear FSI researcher Noemi Pinilla-Alonso and reporter Will Robinson-Smith🚀 discuss the importance of the James Webb Space Telescope and its work, as its journey of more than 900,000 miles is now complete.

NASA is going live right now to check out moon samples from 50 years ago!

Lucy's four cameras and instrument pointing platform (IPP) have been tested and are all in good shape for the mission! Check out some of the first images here: loom.ly/bgpqSaY #LucyMission

UCFPlanetary folks at #MEGACON2022 : orlandosentinel.com/news/orange-co…

UCF to the moon ‼️ 🚀 NASA has selected UCF planetary scientists Addie Dove and Kerri DonaldsonHanna to lead a $35 million mission that will explore a never before accessed part of the moon 🌕 ucf.edu/news/nasa-sele…

I am incredibly excited to be leading our Lunar-VISE instruments and team to the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon! #ForwardtotheMoon

UCFPlanetary's Prof. Kerri Donaldson Hanna is putting #UCFontheMoon! #UCFinSpace

.NASA Moon has selected a new mission to explore an unstudied part of the Moon: the Gruithuisen Domes! LASP will provide science & data expertise + mission ops for this UCF-led effort to study the volcanic history before more human exploration. Learn more bit.ly/3N0dcAt

We are seeking Ph.D. students in multiple areas of research for Fall 2023! The application deadline for priority consideration is December 1st. Contact Kerri DonaldsonHanna Addie Dove Yan Fernandez Ramses Ramirez if you are interested!

Check out our very own Dr. Humberto Campins!

Check out the FIRST EVER Astronomy on Tap: Orlando on November 15th Oviedo Brewing Co, featuring Phil Metzger and Dr. Humberto Campins, hosted by your very own UCFPlanetary! 🚀✨ Follow Astronomy on Tap - Orlando for more updates!

New results about comets from UCFPlanetary scientists: ucf.edu/news/new-study…

Come back to your new favorite monthly hangout! 😎 December 13th, same time same place! This month, we’ll be venturing out of the Solar System and on towards other worlds. We’ll have trivia (with prizes!) and telescope observations after the event (weather permitting)!

Water-Ice Weathering in Permanently Shadowed Craters on the Moon New research investigates how ice might alter lunar soil and create fine particles in permanently shadowed lunar craters. aasnova.org/2024/02/12/wat… UCF Physics USF College of Arts and Sciences