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Departments of MAE and ECE make history with 5 capsules' successful return from space

Aug 2, 2024, 9:21 AM

UK is the only university that has had a successful hypersonic reentry, a testament to the leading role the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering plays in in hypersonic research and space exploration.

UK Grad Student, Postdoc to Present Research at American Astronomical Society Meeting

Jun 15, 2022, 7:30 AM

Results from two separate research studies, led by UK graduate and postdoctoral scholars, will be presented during the American Astronomical Society’s (AAS) semiannual meeting this week.

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UK Makes History With Successful Space Capsule Experiment

Mar 4, 2022, 7:15 AM

The Kentucky Re-Entry Probe Experiment (KREPE) successfully gathered heat shield data with capsules built by College of Engineering students and faculty, with funding from NASA and the NASA Kentucky Space Grant Consortium and EPSCoR Programs.

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UK Astronomy Professor Shares Insights on New Webb Space Telescope

Feb 9, 2022, 7:08 AM

Gary Ferland, professor of physics and astronomy in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, shares insights about the new observatory, how UK will be involved and what it means for helping humankind learn about its place in the universe.

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UK Students Construct Capsules for NASA, Send Them to International Space Station

Aug 26, 2021, 7:51 AM

The project continues UK's commitment to producing the next generation of aerospace engineers at NASA, and UK College of Engineering's contributions to space exploration.

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UK Partners With NASA to Help Launch $15 Million Space Technology Research Institute

Jun 2, 2021, 8:27 AM

Researchers at the University of Kentucky are working with NASA to advance key technologies for exploring the moon, Mars and beyond.

Gary Ferland Named American Astronomical Society Fellow

Feb 9, 2021, 9:56 AM

Ferland was honored for his work in developing and applying “Cloudy,” a special computer code that studies how light from distant celestial bodies is produced. “This award is a great honor, and is as much to UK as to me,” Ferland said.

UK Professor Part of NASA Teleconference on Next Space Station Resupply Mission

Nov 19, 2020, 8:26 AM

"Our research is devoted to resolving the damage that might be caused by micrometeoroids or space dust. We are trying to determine whether we can use the old technology called ‘brazing’ to execute the process in real-time."

Sumit Das to Deliver 2019-20 A&S Distinguished Professor Lecture on 'Deconstructing Space-Time'

Oct 20, 2020, 8:31 AM

The lecture, titled “Deconstructing Space-Time,” will be held 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, on Zoom. Developments in theoretical physics over the past couple of decades have led to a set of ideas that "space" is not a fundamental notion, but arises as an emergent concept from more abstract entities.

UK Part of New NSF Physics Frontier Center Focused on Neutron Star Modeling in 'Gravitational Wave Era'

Sep 1, 2020, 8:54 AM

“We operate as a single team, combining our expertise in order to tackle the complex multi-physics problems that arise in astrophysics — problems that are beyond the capacity of a single investigator.”

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