News: Department of Physics and Astronomy
News highlights featuring UNLV students and staff who made (refreshing) waves in the headlines.
![Artist rendering of NASA Swift Satellite](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2024-05/swift_view_01_comp_NASA%20copy_small2.png?itok=i0PDd_Sz)
Two studies pair observational data with machine learning models to increase precision in distance estimates for GRBs.
President Keith E. Whitfield honors six graduates who have shown exemplary commitment to both the community and their studies.
News highlights starring UNLV students and faculty who made local and national headlines.
![AI rendering of binary planets orbiting eachother](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2024-04/BinaryPlanets.jpg?itok=CAonPOfF)
Study in Nature Astronomy theorizes that dense stellar clusters may eject pairs of giant planets, which remain gravitationally bound to one another.
A collection of news stories and highlights featuring UNLV students and faculty.
![man pictured with ALMA image of the young star HL Tau and its protoplanetary disk](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2024-01/D75375_001-Shangjia-Zhang_0.jpg?itok=AMd-ZDFL)
International student Shangjia Zhang lands a highly competitive NASA grant and UNLV graduate fellowship.
![A plane lowers its landing gear.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2023-12/D72436_038.jpg?itok=fJIn2idD)
We checked in with UNLV astrophysicist Jason Steffen about his zippy method for boarding an aircraft and what kind of differences it can make.
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A collection of news stories highlighting UNLV’s dedication to community and research.
![artist depiction of orbiting planets](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2023-11/KEPLER_KOI_2433_03_v02_0.png?itok=Iagtm4vf)
UNLV astrophysicist Jason Steffen worked on new NASA research that provides a deeper understanding of our solar system’s history and measuring exoplanets.
A collection of news stories focused on research, expert insights, and academic achievement.
A collection of news stories highlighting expert insights, research, and academic achievement.