News: Department of Physics and Astronomy

Spring flowers
Campus News |

The students and faculty of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ are springing into headlines around the country.

spring flowers
Campus News |

The rosiest headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

A 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ student studies with the Strip in the distance.
Campus News |

Headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ XMAS
Campus News |

This month’s frosty headlines and highlights from the students and faculty of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

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Campus News |

A monthly roundup of the top news stories at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, featuring the presidential election, gaming partnerships, and much more.

Undergrad researcher Benjamin Sabir helps H. Jeremy Cho examine an atmospheric water harvesting device. (Jeff Scheid/51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ)
Campus News |

A monthly roundup of the top news stories featuring 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ staff and students.

Students pass by Lied Library as they walk campus on the first day of Fall 2024 semester classes
Campus News |

A collection of news highlights featuring students and faculty.

Image of supermassive black hole Sagittarius A
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ astrophysicists analyze data from Event Horizon Telescope’s groundbreaking imaging of Sagittarius A* and suggest it formed by merger of two black holes roughly 9 billion years ago.
 

two men kneel on ground to put together lab equipment
Research |

The College of Sciences installs a dilution refrigerator, a machine used to study quantum particles and devices near absolute zero.

artist rendering of deep-space plasma bubble
Research |

New study by international team of scientists in the journal Nature has discovered the origin of the persistent emission of radiation observed in some deep-space fast radio bursts.

Mirage Resort
Campus News |

Roundup of the hottest news headlines featuring 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students and staff.

Josh Hawkins, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
Campus News |

News highlights featuring 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students and staff who made (refreshing) waves in the headlines.