Galaxy dynamics are confronted with one of the deepest problems of modern physics: the dark matter problem. The motions of stars and gas observed exceed what can be explained by the mass visible in ...

Dr. Arno Penzias, recipient of the 1978 Nobel Prize in physics, will give a non-technical illustrated talk on “A Personal View of the Big Bang,” on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. PST. The free public ...

Kip Thorne discusses his discoveries through LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory). Dr. Thorne founded the observatory and won the Nobel Prize in physics in 2017. (Emmeline Blythe ...

WHITEWATER--Earth can be a cosmically dangerous place, not just because of everyday challenges like fires, floods and auto accidents, but also because of threats from the sky above. Last year, some ...

Stella Offner, associate professor of astronomy, will deliver her talk “Advancing New Frontiers in Astronomy Data Analysis, Modeling, and Discovery with Artificial Intelligence.” The Department of ...

The last lecture in the 2018-19 Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series will feature Stephen Zepf from Michigan State University presenting “Black Holes and Globular Clusters.” Zepf's talk will be ...

Nobel Laureate Andrea Ghez gave her Last Lecture on May 14 to an auditorium filled with Bruins, her former students and fellow faculty. Thousands of Bruins voted for Ghez – who was one of 260 faculty ...