REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

• Analysis of Light Curves of Selected Variable Stars
• Investigating Transverse Aeolian Ridges on Mars
• A Search for Exosolar Planets Using Radio Images
• Comparison of the Hubble Constant Using Cepheid Variables
• Determining the Age of Enceladus Through a Crater Density Count
• The Search for Near Earth Objects- Detecting Asteroids
• A Study of Superluminal Quasar Jets
• Survey and Analysis of Radio Emission for Evidence of Giant Radio Galaxies

SPECIALIZED
EQUIPMENT

Hands On Universe Telescope Program

Radio Jove Telescope

CONTRIBUTORS

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA

Naval Research Lab

Visual Information Solutions

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Focus:

Students in the Astronomy & Astrophysics Laboratory are involved in projects related to planetary geology, deep space image processing, and analyses of astronomical databases and telescopic observations. This laboratory participates in several programs which allow students access to telescopes. Other projects center on analyzing data provided by astronomers who are doing fundamental research on topics such as: light curves of variable stars, spectroscopic analyses and exosolar planets. Students are also engaged in research related to supernovae, galaxies, quasars, asteroids, comets, and solar studies.