NBC 7 showcases how our master’s students use Mount Laguna Observatory to uncover the universe’s secrets This news clip highlights several of our Astronomy master’s […]
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New Planet Is Largest Discovered That Orbits Two Suns
a team led by astronomers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and San Diego State University used the Kepler Space Telescope to identify the new planet, Kepler-1647 b.
Astronomers Discover Two Habitable Zone “Super Earths”
A team of astronomers announced the discovery of a five-planet system with two super-Earth-sized planets in the “habitable zone.”
Tenth Transiting “Tatooine”
Astronomers at the 29th International Astronomical Union General Assembly in Honolulu, Hawaii will announce on August 14 the discovery of a new transiting “circumbinary” planet, […]
New Eye in the Sky
A new telescope will let SDSU astronomers see farther into the universe than ever before—from the comfort of their own labs. By Michael Price, video […]
Astronomer Wins “Surprise” Breakthrough Award
SDSU’s Robert Quimby received a share of a $3 million prize for his work on an investigation into the expansion of the universe. By Michael Price […]