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In the News
Stargazers are over the moon. On August 12, the skies will be shrouded in a moon shadow due to a solar eclipse that will be visible in Europe, Canada and parts of the Northern US.
Jason Steffen
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Here’s where the August 12 eclipse will be visible, what viewers can expect—and why even a partial eclipse requires proper eye protection.
Jason Steffen
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Newsweek
As of August 5, the reservoir stood at 1,040.74 feet above sea level, just 0.16 feet (1.9 inches) above its record low of 1,040.58 feet, which was set in July 2022.
Accomplishments
Prasun Guha (Life Sciences) gave a talk at the FASEB Acetylation International Meeting (2026) in Porto, Portugal.
The Nevada Center for Astrophysics (Sciences) is one of many collaborators working to develop a new obeservatory which will expand the field of neutrino astronomy. The Tau Air-shower Mountain-Based Observatory (TAMBO) is the next step in being able to more fully map the high-energy neutrino sky.…
Experts
Professor Emeritus of Geology
An expert in geology, paleoecology, paleontology, and the history of geology.
Professor of Geoscience
An expert in Mars geochemistry, astrobiology, water-rock interactions, and snow dynamics.
Professor of Life Sciences
An expert on mutagenesis, DNA repair, and bacterial genetics.