{"id":149472,"date":"2026-10-01T09:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//?p=149472"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:39:54","slug":"why-does-ucf-celebrate-space-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//why-does-ucf-celebrate-space-week/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//","title":{"rendered":"Why Do We Celebrate UCF Space Week? Because Discovery Starts Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Landing humans on the moon was just a dream when UCF was founded in 1963. But we dared to believe /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2014 developing the talent and inventing the technologies to make it reality. 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"text-center pt-4 line-height-1 font-size-sm/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/">Where Global Leaders Unite to Forge the Future of Space</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//div>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//div>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//div>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//div>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//div>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//section>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/t/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<hr>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p>With <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//faculty/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/">world-renowned faculty</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//a>, hands-on learning experiences and a location less than an hour from Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2019s Space Coast, UCF continues to prove why it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2019s America/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2019s Space 海角直播 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2014 where education, industry and exploration unite to shape the future of space.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p>Oct. 25 marks the start of the second <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//spaceweek/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/">UCF Space Week</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//a>, a university-wide celebration of all the ways Knight Nation boldly pushes space forward. The observance highlights UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2019s vital role in advancing space research, supporting Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2019s fast-growing space economy, and preparing the next generation of explorers, engineers, and entrepreneurs.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p>Here are a few key reasons why we celebrate UCF Space Week and how SpaceU is launching the next era of space innovation.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"600/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"size-full wp-image-155734 img-fluid aligncenter/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" 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Legacy in Fueling the Space Industry&#8217;s Talent Pipeline</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p>When the university first opened in 1963, landing humans on the moon was a dream that seemed out of reach. Yet UCF dared to believe /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2014 and take action /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2014 by <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//research/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/">supplying talent and research</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//a> to the nearby space industry based on the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//orlando/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/">Space Coast</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//a> just 35 miles east. UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2019s purpose has only grown stronger more than six decades later as space exploration fuels transformative innovation here on Earth.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"600/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"size-full wp-image-155728 img-fluid aligncenter/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" 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data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//Why-We-Celebrate-UCF-Space-Week_2026_2-1.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p>Every year, thousands of students gain real-world experience, conduct interdisciplinary research and participate in programs /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2014 including the<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//ucf-space-medicine-initiatives-are-taking-off/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/">&nbsp;aerospace medicine program</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//a> /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2014 directly connected to industry, preparing them for in-demand roles across the space sector.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p>The university/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2019s excellence in providing talent is supported by data, as the American Society of Engineering Education consistently ranks UCF in the top five nationally for awarding bachelor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2019s degrees in (2025):</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<ul>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<li><a 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href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//computer-science-bs/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/">Computer science</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//a> (No. 5)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//li>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<li>And No. 10 for awarding engineering bachelor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2019s degrees overall /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2014<strong> the highest in Florida</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//li>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//ul>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<h2>Advancing Research That Reaches New Frontiers</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p>When visionaries look to the future, they also look to UCF /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2014 a leader in space research, innovation and education with 14 experiments sent to space aboard commercial rockets since 2016. UCF Space Week spotlights these breakthroughs, connecting the community with the pioneering work happening right on campus.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"600/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"size-full wp-image-155726 img-fluid aligncenter/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//Why-We-Celebrate-UCF-Space-Week_2026_3-copy.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" By studying how space conditions accelerate aging, UCF researchers could help protect astronauts and inform treatments for age-related diseases on Earth./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" 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src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" By studying how space conditions accelerate aging, UCF researchers could help protect astronauts and inform treatments for age-related diseases on Earth./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 600w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" 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https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//Why-We-Celebrate-UCF-Space-Week_2026_3-copy-270x360.jpg 270w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//Why-We-Celebrate-UCF-Space-Week_2026_3-copy.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<h3>Studying Aging in Space</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//h3>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p><strong>Researcher:</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//strong> Professor Michal Masternak, College of Medicine<br>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<strong>Project:</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//strong> Masternak and his team study <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//new-ucf-study-links-microgravity-space-radiation-to-accelerated-aging/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/">how the extreme conditions of space affect human aging and health</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//a>. By simulating microgravity and space radiation, the researchers identified molecular changes associated with accelerated aging, offering insights that could help protect astronauts on long-duration missions and inform future therapies for age-related diseases on Earth.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"600/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"size-full wp-image-155729 img-fluid aligncenter/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//Why-We-Celebrate-UCF-Space-Week-2026_4.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" UCF researchers are leading NASA&apos;s Lunar-VISE mission, which will send a robotic lander and rover to explore the moon&apos;s mysterious Gruithuisen Domes for the first time./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" 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src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" UCF researchers are leading NASA&apos;s Lunar-VISE mission, which will send a robotic lander and rover to explore the moon&apos;s mysterious Gruithuisen Domes for the first time./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 600w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" 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data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//Why-We-Celebrate-UCF-Space-Week-2026_4.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<h3>Unlocking Lunar Resources</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//h3>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p><strong>Researchers: </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//strong>Planetary Geologist and Associate Professor Kerri Donaldson Hanna and Interim Department Chair of Physics and Associate Professor Adrienne Dove<br>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<strong>Project:</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//strong> Donaldson Hanna and Dove are leading <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//research/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//lunarvise/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/">NASA/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2019s Lunar-VISE (Lunar Vulkan Imaging Spectroscopy Explorer) mission</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//a>, which aims to uncover clues about an unexplored part of the moon and potential insight for deeper space exploration.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"600/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"size-full wp-image-155730 img-fluid aligncenter/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//Why-We-Celebrate-UCF-Space-Week-2026_5.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"UCF researchers are developing photonics technology to help future space telescopes detect Earth-like planets and search their atmospheres for signs of life./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" 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src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"UCF researchers are developing photonics technology to help future space telescopes detect Earth-like planets and search their atmospheres for signs of life./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 600w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" 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data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//11/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//Why-We-Celebrate-UCF-Space-Week-2026_5.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<h3>Detecting Habitable Worlds</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//h3>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p><strong>Researcher:</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//strong> Professor Stephen Eikenberry, College of Optics and Photonics<br>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<strong>Project:</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//strong> Eikenberry and his team are developing advanced photonics technology to help future space telescopes detect Earth-like planets hidden by the brightness of nearby stars. The <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//ucf-researchers-advance-tech-that-could-help-scientists-detect-habitable-worlds-beyond-our-solar-system/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/">NASA-funded project</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//a> could improve scientists/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/u2019 ability to directly observe potentially habitable worlds and search their atmospheres for signs of life.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/n<p><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"600/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149472/"size-full wp-image-155737 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