In The News: Department of Physics and Astronomy

KNPR News

Nevadans will not see a total solar eclipse on April 8, but we will see some of it. The eclipse is expected to cross through the middle of America, stretching 13 states from Texas to New York.

VN Express

Many airports around the world are applying AI, smart gate allocation and changing boarding methods to reduce flight delays. According to airports, in theory, cutting flight time by a few minutes may not seem significant, but this can help airlines save a lot of money. That also means services for tourists will be improved. Arriving a few minutes early can make the difference between catching up or missing your connecting flight, reducing the domino effect of delays and flights arriving more on time. The approaches being implemented by airports could help air travel operate more efficiently in the future.

The Mirror

Boarding a flight can be stressful as you navigate long queues, the mad rush to get bags into overhead lockers, and try to settle in within the short timeframe so the plane can leave on time.

Birmingham Live

An airline is set to split friends and family up in new plane boarding rules. One method that is being used by United Airlines splits up friends and families for the boarding process.

The Sun UK

Getting passengers on and off planes in an orderly fashion can be a nightmare for flight attendants.

Euro News

Airlines are trialling new techniques to shave minutes off turnaround procedures as a way to cut costs.

Space.com

The biggest issue you'd face is reaching that speed in the first place.

Vegas Inc

NASA published new research recently detailing a distant system of planets, and one of the authors is UNLV astrophysicist Jason Steffen. The work provides a deeper understanding of the solar system’s history using data from the retired Kepler space telescope.

Universe Today

Universe Today has explored the importance of studying impact craters and planetary surfaces and what these scientific disciplines can teach us about finding life beyond Earth.

Scientific American

These boarding methods are more efficient, but they come at a cost

Travel + Leisure

We're approaching solar maximum — here’s what that means.

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Associate professor of physics at UNLV, Dr. Jason Steffen, joined us with more.