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WKU Research Team Visits Odessa, TX for the October 14 Annular Solar Eclipse

Oct 20th, 2023

A WKU team tested the SunSketcher app during an eclipse in Texas. The app captures Baily's Beads during eclipses, and users' images help analyze the Sun's shape for solar research and testing gravity theories.

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WKU Team Collaborates to Develop Eclipse Photography App

Sep 12th, 2023

Western Kentucky University's team is developing a free app for photographing the next total solar eclipse. The app, called "SunSketcher Eclipse Project," is designed to help people capture high-quality images of the eclipse.

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From WKU to NASA: Zac Colovos' Journey to the Johnson Space Center

Mar 7th, 2023

Zac, a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student at WKU, is part of a highly competitive NASA Pathways internship program in the Engineering Directorate at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

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Physics Students Prove Coriolis Force in Ball Throwing Experiment

Mar 1st, 2023

Students in Dr. Gordon Emslie’s Physics 450 class witnessed the effects of the Coriolis force in a real-world environment.

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WKU receives NSF grant for new telescope at Bell Observatory

Oct 1st, 2021

WKU has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to replace the telescope and control system at the Bell Observatory. The new instrument will be the largest optical telescope in Kentucky.

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