What Is a Solar Eclipse? And why do UCF professors who study astronomical phenomena say it鈥檚 the most awe-inspiring sight we can see?
Reaching Further for the Stars Key moves made in the early 2000s allowed UCF to expand its space research profile and push research ideas to new heights.
The Long Journey of NASA鈥橲 OSIRIS-REx The spacecraft retrieved rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu that may shed light on how life formed on Earth.
OSIRIS-REx Mission to Take a Few More Pictures Before Heading Home UCF Physics professors eager to see what new images will reveal about asteroid Bennu ahead of returning samples to Earth in 2023.
UCF Professor Briefs Planetary Sciences Community about NASA鈥檚 OSIRIS-REx Mission During Conference NASA also announces successful storage of asteroid Bennu sample, after a 36-hour marathon operation.
OSIRIS REx Ready to for Touch-and-Go Maneuver on Tuesday, Oct. 20 UCF Professor Humberto Campins shares excitement about his involvement with NASA鈥檚 first mission to retrieve an asteroid sample.
Asteroid Bennu Continues to Surprise Scientists UCF professor part of team which published findings in Nature Astronomy this week. The study聽 sheds light on the intricate orbital dance of asteroids.
Virtual Class Offers UCF Students Rare Opportunity with Live NASA Mission Students enrolled in this semester鈥檚 Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites class will get a behind-the-scenes experience thanks to physics Professor Humberto Campins, who is teaching remotely from the site of mission control for NASA鈥檚 OSIRIS-REx.
What a View: OSIRIS REx Mission Captures Images of Test Run Maneuver Near Asteroid After making necessary changes to their mapping plan, researchers conducted a successful dress rehearsal ahead of the August sampling event.
OSIRIS-REx Team Offers Insight into Asteroid Bennu Activity in New Science Article Research team offers three explanations for why the asteroid is ejecting particles into space.
