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July 22, 2025
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory spots young exoplanet rapidly shrinking in rare cosmic meltdown 330 light-years away
The Times of India highlights a discovery led by astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. student Attila Varga. The astronomers observed a dramatic event on exoplanet TOI 1227 b.
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July 17, 2025
A Star is Dissolving its Baby Planet
Universe Today highlights research led by astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. student Attila Varga.
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July 15, 2025
Lousto honored with Argentine award for outstanding scientific contributions
Carlos Lousto, Distinguished Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, is a recipient of the 2024 RAICES Award, granted by the Secretariat of Innovation, Science, and Technology (SICyT) of the Argentine government.
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July 9, 2025
Postal inspectors warn of rise in fake postage sold online
WHEC-TV speaks to David Messinger, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about the differences between real and counterfeit stamps.
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June 27, 2025
RIT researchers continue to explore the universe during JWST Cycle 4
Numerous members of the RIT community will participate in exploring the universe during the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) fourth cycle, set to begin in early July.
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June 26, 2025
Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is processed to power reactors and weapons
An essay by dean of the College of Science, published by The Conversation.
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June 24, 2025
The largest map of the universe reveals over 800,000 galaxies
New Atlas speaks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy and lead researcher on the COSMOS-Web team, about the images.
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June 23, 2025
RIT reaccreditation process advances with key milestones
Universitywide reaccreditation teams reached new milestones this spring, including finishing the first draft of a self-study prepared by eight working groups. Three priority areas have also been identified as the focal points of the self-study: student success, research, and community well-being.
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June 18, 2025
RIT plays big role in new black hole discoveries
RIT scientists were involved in a published paper about new evidence of intermediate-mass black holes, or black holes with masses between 100 and 100,000 times the mass of the sun.
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June 12, 2025
Check out this interactive map of the early universe, considered largest ever created
USA Today features Associate Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe and the COSMOS-Web team. The international research group publicly released the largest look ever at the universe.
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June 10, 2025
Largest-ever map of the universe reveals 800,000 galaxies
Earth.com reports on the COSMOS-Web data release, co-led by Associate Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe, which reveals the largest and most detailed map of the universe ever.
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June 9, 2025
1.5 TB of James Webb Space Telescope data just hit the internet
The Register interviews Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about the COSMOS-Web data release.