News: Department of Physics and Astronomy

U.N.L.V.'s first conference tournament championship—and automatic bid to the NCAA Championship—since winning the Big West in 1994. It will be the Lady Rebels first NCAA tournament appearance since 2002. March 9, 2022 (Josh Hawkins/ÐÔÊӽ紫ý)
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A laser beam emitting a blue light is projected into a diamond anvil cell
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Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets.

artist conception of fast radio burst
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New study by international team of scientists identifies polarization as key trait that may reveal the origin of the powerful millisecond-long cosmic radio explosions.  

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Artist rending of James Webb telescope in space with stars behind
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ÐÔÊӽ紫ý astrophysicist Jason Steffen explains key differences between Webb and Hubble.

people doing research
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ÐÔÊӽ紫ý researchers made international headlines this year with their discoveries. Here's a roundup of some of our top stories of 2021.

person with school face paint
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A collection of news stories featuring stargazing and change at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý.

A river of bursts from a galaxy as recorded by the FAST telescope
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A flurry of more than 1,650 FRBs detected by FAST telescope over 47 days in 2019 unlocks clues to the nature and location of the powerful millisecond-long cosmic radio explosions.

Two telescopic images side by side of a distant star system. Left shows blue dust rings and right features a peculiar gap
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Potential discovery of a circumtriple planet has implications for bolstering our understanding of planet formation.

U.N.L.V. nursing student in red shirt reviewing slide sample with peer
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Students pose between U.N.L.V. letters
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A collection of news stories highlighting remembrance and improvement at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý.

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