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Planetary astronomer Cristina Thomas named 2022 Emerging Scholar for trailblazing research and mentorship

Posted by Heather Tate on January 20, 2022

One of only 15 scientists honored by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine

Cristina Thomas sitting with students Assistant professor Cristina Thomas of Northern Arizona University has been named an Emerging Scholar by the leading education magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education in its Jan. 20, 2022 issue. The publication annually recognizes an interdisciplinary group… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

NAU scientists and students will utilize newly launched James Webb Space Telescope for solar system research

Posted by Heather Tate on January 3, 2022

Mission will “fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe”

James Webb Space Telescope
The flight mirrors for the James Webb Space Telescope undergo cryogenic testing at NASA Marshall. Credit: Ball Aerospace

In one of the most exciting developments in astronomy in the 21st century, NASA recently launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)—and Northern Arizona University astronomers, planetary astronomers and their students will be using the massive… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

Doctoral student recruiting volunteers in effort to quadruple number of known active asteroids

Posted by Heather Tate on August 31, 2021

Screen shot of active astroids websiteThe study of active asteroids is a relatively new field of solar system science, focusing on objects that have asteroid-like orbits but look more like comets, with visual characteristics such as tails.

Because finding an active asteroid is such a rare event, fewer than 30 of these solar system bodies… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

Prestigious NSF CAREER award supports integration of research, undergraduate training in parallel computing

Posted by Heather Tate on August 16, 2021

Michael Gowanlock sitting in front of a computer. Computer scientist and astroinformaticist Mike Gowanlock, an assistant professor at Northern Arizona University’s School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, was recently awarded a $411,964 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award will support Gowanlock’s research in the emerging field of parallel computing architectures needed to process large volumes of data generated by major astronomical surveys, including the Legacy… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

Astronomer co-leads project to prepare students from minority communities to participate in groundbreaking survey of space

Posted by Heather Tate on August 5, 2021

Project ‘levels the playing field’ for exploration of galactic, stellar and solar system science through research conducted at Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile

David Trilling doing work on a computerAs with most scientific disciplines, leaders in the field of astronomy are looking for ways to ensure that students from traditionally minoritized populations have ample opportunities to participate in… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

NAU astronomers discover activity on distant planetary object; findings lead to reclassification of Centaur as comet

Posted by Heather Tate on October 28, 2020

Panstarrs digital image
This new image of C/2014 OG392 (PANSTARRS) and its extensive coma combines many digital images into a single 7,700 second exposure. The dashed lines are star trails caused by the long exposure. Images captured October 14, 2020 using the Large Monolithic Imager on the 4.3 m Lowell Discovery Telescope.

Centaurs are minor planets believed to have originated in the Kuiper Belt in the outer solar system. They… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

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