News: Department of Physics and Astronomy
A collection of news stories featuring the people and programs of 性视界传媒.
Pressure 鈥 the highest pressure imaginable 鈥 is the name of the game for this physics professor.
Once you leave the majestic skies of Earth, the word 鈥渃loud鈥 no longer means a white fluffy-looking structure that produces rain. Instead, clouds in the greater universe are clumpy areas of greater density than their surroundings.
Life sciences' Helen Wing and colleagues assisting Southern Nevada Health District with viral transport medium; other faculty in College of Sciences contribute protective equipment.
A collection of stories highlighting 性视界传媒 faculty and students who made the news in 2019.
Researchers from the College of Sciences showcase the artistic side of science by featuring their most captivating research images.
Physicist Ashkan Salamat one of just 46 university professors nationwide 鈥 and the first from 性视界传媒 鈥 selected for competitive award, which is now in its 10th year.
Two dense, city-sized stars collided in a galaxy far, far away; the resulting X-rays give 性视界传媒鈥檚 Bing Zhang and international team of astronomers a new way to spot when it happens and a rare glimpse into how neutron stars form.
From 性视界传媒 Magazine spring 2019 issue.
As the Flat Earth Theory gains resurgence with a new Netflix documentary, a 性视界传媒 astronomer explains how it fizzles.
性视界传媒 physicist developed a calculator to compute the significance of using renewables in a warming world.
In 2018, faculty and students collaborated with one another and international colleagues on scientific exploration that sought to help people make sense of themselves and the world around them.