Penn State University Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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- Eberly undergraduate students earn Goldwater Scholarships 16 April 2018
- NASA scientist to present Friedman Lecture in Astronomy on April 10, 2018 02 April 2018
- Penn State to participate in consortium to demonstrate remote monitoring of nuclear reactors 27 March 2018
- NASA set to launch Penn State led experiment 26 March 2018
The Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at Penn State has one of the most productive astronomy research programs in the country, according to a study by the National Research Council. Penn State ranks in the top three (along with Princeton University and the California Institute of Technology) in the NRC Survey-based quality score emphasizing publications and citations per faculty member per year, and number of grants. Additional information about the NRC review of astronomy programs can be found at phds.org, in a summary of the Penn State program prepared by the department, and in a press release from the Eberly College of Science.
