Matthew Lastovka | University of Maryland: Department of Astronomy

Matthew Lastovka

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Graduate Student

mlastovk@umd.edu 1113 Physical Sciences Complex

I am a graduate student interested in exoplanet demographics and the star-planet connection. I have previously worked on exoplanet transit detection and simulations of gravitational microlensing. I earned my Bachelor's Degree from the Ohio State University in 2023.

Research Areas:

Exoplanets

Research Centers & Collaborations: Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology II

Latest Papers

Predictions of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Galactic Exoplanet Survey. III. Detectability of Giant Exomoons of Wide-separation Giant Planets

November 3, 2025 | The Astronomical Journal
UMD Author(s): Matthew Lastovka

Predictions of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Galactic Exoplanet Survey. III. Detectability of Giant Exomoons of Wide Separation Giant Planets

September 1, 2025 | arXiv e-prints
Author(s): Lastovka, Matthew, Gaudi, B. Scott, Johnson, Samson A., et. al
UMD Author(s): Matthew Lastovka

A Radio Flaring, Chromospherically Inactive K Dwarf

August 1, 2025 | Astrophysical Journal
Author(s): Frail, Dale A., Hyman, Scott D., Silverstein, Michele L., et. al
UMD Author(s): Matthew Lastovka

TESS-PHOMO: A Lightweight Pipeline for Extracting Deblended PRF and Aperture Photometry from TESS Full Frame Images

January 1, 2025 | American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #245
Author(s): Wilson, Robert, Barclay, Thomas, Lastovka, Matthew, et. al
UMD Author(s): Matthew Lastovka

A Transit Search of Faint Stars in TESS FFIs for Targets in the ULTRASAT Fields

January 1, 2025 | American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #245
Author(s): Lastovka, Matthew
UMD Author(s): Matthew Lastovka

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