UCFPlanetary

We use spacecraft and telescopic data, meteorites and Moon rocks, experiments, and supercomputers to investigate our own Solar System and others in the galaxy.

[AAS Nova @AASNova]

Water-Ice Weathering in Permanently Shadowed Craters on the Moon

New research investigates how ice might alter lunar soil and create fine particles in permanently shadowed lunar craters. https://t.co/0wP8snQ6jP @UCFPhysics @CASatUSF

[Astronomy on Tap - Orlando @AoTOrlando]

Come back to your new favorite monthly hangout! 😎 December 13th, same time same place! This month, we’ll be venturing out of the Solar System and on towards other worlds. We’ll have trivia (with prizes!) and telescope observations after the event (weather permitting)!

[Robinson Observatory @UCFObservatory]

New results about comets from @UCFPlanetary scientists: https://t.co/NGOlO6W6tE

[UCFPlanetary @UCFPlanetary]

Check out the FIRST EVER Astronomy on Tap: Orlando on November 15th @OviedoBrewingCo, featuring @DrPhiltill and Dr. Humberto Campins, hosted by your very own @UCFPlanetary! 🚀✨ Follow @AoTOrlando for more updates!

[UCFPlanetary @UCFPlanetary]

Check out our very own Dr. Humberto Campins!

[UCF Academic Spotlight @UCFAcademics]

⚡My Why @UCF: Humberto Campins @UCFSciences

An international expert on #asteroids, Dr. Campins' many achievements include being part of @NASA's historic OSIRIS REx mission & being named a Jefferson Science Fellow.🔭✨🚀 #UCF #ChargeOn

🔸More about him: https://t.co/R5riWcwwyG

[UCFPlanetary @UCFPlanetary]

We are seeking Ph.D. students in multiple areas of research for Fall 2023! The application deadline for priority consideration is December 1st. Contact @KerriDHanna @astroaddie @yrfyrf @RamsesSpaceman if you are interested!

[LASP @LASPatCU]

.@NASAMoon has selected a new mission to explore an unstudied part of the Moon: the Gruithuisen Domes! LASP will provide science & data expertise + mission ops for this @UCF-led effort to study the volcanic history before more human exploration. Learn more https://t.co/Yfn1JAHKPe

[UCF @UCF]

UCF to the moon ‼️ 🚀

NASA has selected UCF planetary scientists @astroaddie and @KerriDHanna to lead a $35 million mission that will explore a never before accessed part of the moon 🌕

https://t.co/5Jbs1LuOZT

[Robinson Observatory @UCFObservatory]

@UCFPlanetary's Prof. Kerri Donaldson Hanna is putting #UCFontheMoon! #UCFinSpace

[Kerri DonaldsonHanna @KerriDHanna]

I am incredibly excited to be leading our Lunar-VISE instruments and team to the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon! #ForwardtotheMoon

[Robinson Observatory @UCFObservatory]

@UCFPlanetary folks at #MEGACON2022 : https://t.co/OPYsYvz5E7

[Lucy Mission @LucyMission]

Lucy's four cameras and instrument pointing platform (IPP) have been tested and are all in good shape for the mission! Check out some of the first images here: https://t.co/d4UpAlQDEG
#LucyMission

[The Florida Space Institute @FSI_Orlando]

NASA is going live right now to check out moon samples from 50 years ago!

[The Florida Space Institute @FSI_Orlando]

Tune in to @MyNews13 @ 5pm est to hear FSI researcher Noemi Pinilla-Alonso and reporter @w_robinsonsmith discuss the importance of the James Webb Space Telescope and its work, as its journey of more than 900,000 miles is now complete.

[Astronomy Society at UCF🪐 @ucfastroclub]

Hey Knights! ⚔️ Here are the spring dates for our stargazing events! Registration for each night is required. All dates are tentative due to weather, so be sure to check the website for updates prior to coming to your event. The link is in our bio to sign up💫 #UCF

[UCFPlanetary @UCFPlanetary]

Welcome back to UCF, everyone! Wishing everyone a great start to this new semester. ✨ Stay safe!

[Robinson Observatory @UCFObservatory]

@FSI_Orlando / @UCFPlanetary researcher Dr. Charles Schambeau scores the #ImageOfTheWeek from @NOIRLabAstro! It's #Comet29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, orbiting beyond Jupiter and displaying complex shapes in its dust coma

[UCF @UCF]

The great debate: Pluto

The latest research on what really makes a planet, mentioned in @keatsdidit's latest video, comes from UCF's @FSI_Orlando planetary scientist and @UCFALUMNI Philip Metzger ’00MS ’05PhD 🪐

See for yourself 👀 https://t.co/eedXwCkJ1s

[UCFPlanetary @UCFPlanetary]

Happy Asteroid Day! Check out how many of our UCF faculty and alumni and @FSI_Orlando and @NAICobservatory colleagues have asteroids named after them!

[UCF Physics @UCFPhysics]

Physics Professors and other researchers affiliated with the Physics Department are among UCF Researchers honored with Asteroids named after them...
https://t.co/RKEPTWdfmp

[UCF @UCF]

Research that's out of this world 🤯

UCF researcher Noemi Pinilla Alonso will be among a select group of scientists worldwide who will have more than 100 hours of observation time awarded to conduct her work on the James Webb Space Telescope 🔭🧐

https://t.co/wlg7mQDoRh