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1/15/2020 Featured Story

UMass Lowell Reaches for the Stars in 2020

UMass Lowell Reaches for the Stars in 2020

From exploring the solar system and searching for habitable planets around nearby stars to zapping the Martian surface with a laser, our faculty and student researchers are working to gain a better understanding of the cosmic neighborhood in which we live.

1/15/2020 Featured Story
9/18/2019 Boston Globe In The News

UMass Lowell to Open New Observatory

UMass Lowell to Open New Observatory

Students at UMass Lowell and the public will able to view close-up images of our solar system when a new observatory opens this fall due to a generous donation, the university said.

9/18/2019 Boston Globe In The News
9/11/2019 Featured Story

A New Astronomical Observatory Rises on South Campus

A New Astronomical Observatory Rises on South Campus

Students will get a chance to embark on a visual tour of our solar system and beyond when a new astronomical observatory opens on South Campus this fall.

9/11/2019 Featured Story
6/28/2019 Featured Story

SpaceX Launches UML-built Instrument to Study ‘Killer Electrons’ in Space

SpaceX Launches UML-built Instrument to Study ‘Killer Electrons’ in Space

To help understand how killer electrons are generated and, consequently, how they can be mitigated, the Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a three-year contract to a team of UMass Lowell researchers led by Physics Prof. Paul Song to support the Air Force’s DSX mission to the Earth’s radiation belts.

6/28/2019 Featured Story

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