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May 07
Matt Clements leads work exploring the early history of Mars
A University of Oklahoma astrophysics team led by Matt Clement explains why the growth of Mars was stunted by an orbital instability among the outer...
Apr 11
Matthew Peters named 2018 Goldwater Scholar
OU physics/astronomy major Matthew Peters has been named a 2018 Goldwater Scholar. Read more about Matthew's success here: Goldwater Scholar. Congrats Matthew!!
Jan 29
Alum Berdis wins prestigious NASA Fellowship
Physics & Astronomy undergraduate alumnus Jodi Berdis recently won a prestigious NASA Jenkins Fellowship, described in more detail here. Congrats Jodi!!
Jan 25
Neal Lane publishes op-ed piece in NYT
Neal Lane, a member of the department's Board of Visitors, recently coauthored an op-ed article in the New York Times. The piece alludes to the...
Jan 10
Lecture series will take attendees to the stars
Like many things worth observing in astronomy, the University of Oklahoma is bringing back a lecture series that seemed to dazzle the last time around....
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Postcards from the Universe
Jun 14, 2018 7:00 pm
Sam Noble Museum of Natural History - Nick LazarroAmateur Astronomy
Postcards from the Universe
Jul 19, 2018 7:00 pm
Sam Noble Museum of Natural History - Dr. Nate KaibThe Solar System's Adolescent Years
Postcards from the Universe
Aug 16, 2018 7:00 pm
Sam Noble Museum of Natural History - Dr. Ferah MunshiModelling Galaxy Evolution
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Featured Research: Collapsing Star Gives Birth to a Black Hole
OU Professor Xinyu Dai, in collaborarion with a group of Astronomers, has watched as a massive, dying star was likely reborn as a black hole. It took the combined power of the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT), and NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes to go looking for remnants of the vanquished star, only to find that it disappeared out of sight. It went out with a whimper instead of a bang. The star, which was 25 times as massive as our sun, should have exploded in a very bright supernova. Instead, it fizzled out—and then left behind…
