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In the News
Travelers have spent many years proving the honor system doesn't make for an orderly airplane boarding process, so now American Airlines is testing a way to make sure people actually board with their assigned group.
Jason Steffen
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Although it’s hard to spot without a decent telescope, the mini moon is here through Nov. 25. The only similarity between the mini moon and Earth’s moon is they are both made of rocks, said Jason Steffen, an astrophysicist at UNLV.
Jason Steffen
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Archyworldys
Our Milky Way has a strange, monstrous black hole at its center, which is spinning extremely fast and out of direction with respect to the rest of the galaxy. An international research team has just discovered why the monster black hole Sagittarius A* (Sagittarius A*) appears to be “lost” compared to the rest of the Milky Way.
Bing Zhang
Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Accomplishments
Han-fen Hu (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology) and Alisa Watjara, (Sciences) are the recipients of the 2024-2025 UNLV Academic Advisor Awards. The UNLV Academic Advisor awards recognize individuals with an exceptional record of advising and supporting students. Their award applications…
Zhaohuan Zhu (Physics and Astronomy) has been awarded two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and one from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), serving as Principal Investigator for all three. These grants will support his cutting-edge research in astrophysics and…
Experts
Associate Professor in Residence, School of Life Sciences
An expert in conservation biology, phylogeography, and ecology.
Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
An internationally recognized expert in astrophysics.
Professor of Life Sciences
An expert in insect physiology and evolution.