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“Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes.”
Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted by Scientific American for the article “Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes.” Professor Brown, an expert on gravitation waves,…
Physics Department Works to Improve Gravitational Wave Detection
Albert Einstein first predicted the presence of gravitational waves in 1916 in his general theory of relativity. Fast forward 99 years to 2015, when researchers obtained the first physical confirmation of a gravitational wave generated by two colliding black holes,…
Massive Asteroid Passing Earth Is ‘Time Machine’ From Early Solar System
NASA has discovered an asteroid as large as 2,000-feet that is barreling towards Earth, but is not expected to make an impact. NASA鈥檚 Center for Near-Earth Object Studies has identified the asteroid as 481394 (2006 SF6). It鈥檚 likely to be…
Physics Department Earns Honors; Embodies 黑料不打烊’s Research Prowess
Two 黑料不打烊 physicists have been named fellows of the American Physical Society (APS), the latest professional recognition highlighting the increasing visibility of the department鈥檚 faculty and research.聽Lisa Manning, professor of physics and founding director of the聽BioInspired Institute, and聽Christian Santangelo,…
Chinese Moon Rover, Yutu-2, Discovers ‘Gel-like’ Substance
Walter Freeman, assistant teaching professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in the Earth Sky article 鈥淲hat has China鈥檚 rover found on the moon鈥檚 far side?鈥 Freeman commented on the “gel-like” substance found in a…
Black Moon Event Bridges Fiction, Mythology and Science
For those looking up at the sky tonight in North America, you may notice something missing 鈥 the moon! That鈥檚 because July 31 marks a lunar event called the 鈥渂lack moon鈥 which is the second new moon that happens in…
Northern Lights In Rare Spots This Week 鈥 This Is Why
Those looking up at the sky in northern U.S. states and most of Canada may catch a glimpse of the northern lights this week. Sam Sampere is a physics lab manager at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences. Below,…
LIGO Livingston Detector Catches Binary Neutron Star Merger, Says Physics Professor
Today, the LIGO Livingston detector and VIRGO detector captured another binary neutron star merger Stefan Ballmer is an associate professor of physics at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences. Below, he answers four key questions about the LIGO/VIRGO detection,…
Swimming in a Sea of Neutrinos: Ph.D. Candidate Avinay Bhat Discusses His Research Into the Universe’s Smallest, Most Elusive Particles
Ph.D. candidate Avinay Bhat studies neutrinos鈥攖iny, elusive particles that hold clues about the origin of the Universe. As a member of the High-Energy Physics (HEP) research group, he also builds components for a major experiment at Fermilab, a U.S. Department…
Black Hole Image Is ‘Real-Life Counterpart’ To What Science Fiction Movies Have Imagined
Today astronomers announced they have successfully captured the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow. Duncan Brown is the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences. Brown was…