Erik PetiguraJul 25, 20232 minCongrats, Luke!Very happy to celebrate Luke Handley's graduation from UCLA with a B.S. in astrophysics! Luke joined the group in 2021 as a third-year...
Erik PetiguraJul 20, 20232 minBon Voyage, Dr. MacDougall!So thrilled for our group at UCLA to celebrate our first conferral of a Ph.D. to Dr. Mason MacDougall. Mason joined my group in 2019 and...
Erik PetiguraJan 28, 20227 minHow Stars Sculpt the Super-Earth / Sub-Neptune DichotomyIn our solar system, there are no planets between the size of Earth and Neptune and none reside inside Mercury's orbit. Yet the Kepler...
Erik PetiguraMar 9, 20213 minMeasuring the Moon's Orbit – Another At Home LabAlmost a year ago to the day, I was gearing up to teach my first course at UCLA. With only a few weeks before the start of the Spring...