Physics and Astronomy
This area deals with the fundamental laws and building blocks of nature and how they interact, the properties and the behavior of matter, and research into space and time and their structures.
innovations-report provides in-depth reports and articles on subjects such as astrophysics, laser technologies, nuclear, quantum, particle and solid-state physics, nanotechnologies, planetary research and findings (Mars, Venus) and developments related to the Hubble Telescope.
Firestorm of Star Birth in the Active Galaxy Centaurus A
Hubble's panchromatic vision, stretching from ultraviolet through near-infrared wavelengths, reveals the vibrant glow of young, blue star clusters and a…
EPOXI finds Hartley 2 is a hyperactive comet
After visiting a comet and imaging distant stars for hints of extrasolar planets, you could say the spacecraft used for EPOXI had seen its fair share of…
X-ray telescope finds new voracious black holes in early universe
This discovery from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that very young black holes grew more aggressively than previously thought, in tandem with the…
BU researcher plays key role in discovery of new type of neutrino oscillation
The international T2K collaboration announced today that they have observed an indication of a new type of neutrino transformation or oscillation from a muon…
Penn Researchers Break Light-Matter Coupling Strength Limit in Nanoscale Semiconductors
The research was conducted by assistant professor Ritesh Agarwal, postdoctoral fellow Lambert van Vugt and graduate student Brian Piccione of the Department of…
Indications of a New Type of Neutrino Oscillation at the T2K Experiment
In the T2K experiment in Japan, a muon neutrino beam was produced in the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex, called J-PARC, located in Tokai village,…