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UAH Now Part of Groundbreaking Experiments to Detect and Discover Gravitational Waves

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is now part of potentially groundbreaking experiments to detect and discover gravitational waves, a detection that could alter our physical understanding of the universe.

28 Sep 2015

Citizen Scientists Help Researchers Discover New Gravitational Lenses in Far Away Galaxies

Citizen scientists have helped an international team of researchers to discover 29 new gravitational lens candidates in galaxies far away.

28 Sep 2015

Supermassive Black Hole of Newly Discovered Galaxy Found to be Larger than Expected

The central supermassive black hole of a recently discovered galaxy has been found to be far larger than should be possible, according to current theories of galactic evolution.

28 Sep 2015

Researchers Simulate Chiral Edge States in Atomic Quantum Gas

Researchers in Florence and Innsbruck have simulated a physical phenomenon in an atomic quantum gas that can also be observed at the edge of some condensed matter systems: chiral currents. The scientists have published the experiment, which will open new doors for the study of exotic states in condensed matter, in the journal Science.

28 Sep 2015

Centre for Quantum Photonics Researchers Attend Annual Research Forum of Royal Academy of Engineering

On Friday 18th September CQP staff and researchers attended the annual Research Forum of the Royal Academy of Engineering which showcases the UK's outstanding engineering research.

28 Sep 2015

Pairs of Supermassive Black Holes in Giant Galaxies are More Rare than Previously Thought

There may be fewer pairs of supermassive black holes orbiting each other at the cores of giant galaxies than previously thought, according to a new study by researchers at Brandeis and at the Raman Research Institute who analyzed data from the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope.

28 Sep 2015

Superconducting Magnet is Ready for New Era of Discovery in Particle Physics

The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory -- or Fermilab -- announced that a 680-ton superconducting magnet is secure in its new home and nearly ready for a new era of discovery in particle physics.

26 Sep 2015

Researchers to Launch First Ever Indian Satellite Dedicated to Black Hole Space Observation

University of Leicester researchers involved in development of pioneering Astrosat satellite to launch on Monday 28 September.

26 Sep 2015

UMD Researchers Receive NIST Grant to Develop Post-Quantum Cryptography

Three University of Maryland researchers have been awarded $1 million from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support research developing next-generation cryptography.

26 Sep 2015

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Reveals Expanding Remains of Exploded Star

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled in stunning detail a small section of the expanding remains of a massive star that exploded about 8,000 years ago.

26 Sep 2015

New Theory Could Explain Why Dark Matter Has Evaded Direct Detection in Earth-Based Experiments

Lawrence Livermore scientists have come up with a new theory that may identify why dark matter has evaded direct detection in Earth-based experiments.

26 Sep 2015

Physicists Use New Approach to Understand the Internal Structure of Atomic Nuclei

The precise structure of atomic nuclei is an old problem that has not been fully solved yet, and it also constitutes a current research focus in the field of natural sciences.

26 Sep 2015

Years of Cosmic Search Casts Doubt on Our Understanding of Galaxies and Black Holes

One hundred years since Einstein proposed gravitational waves as part of his general theory of relativity, an 11-year search performed with CSIRO's Parkes telescope has failed to detect them, casting doubt on our understanding of galaxies and black holes.

26 Sep 2015

Space Telescopes Detect Increased Rate of X-ray Flares from Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

Three orbiting X-ray space telescopes have detected an increased rate of X-ray flares from the usually quiet giant black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy after new long-term monitoring.

25 Sep 2015

Scientists Successfully Cool and Power Up Complex Muon G-2 Magnet

Two years ago, scientists on the Muon g-2 experiment successfully brought a fragile, expensive and complex 17-ton electromagnet on a 3200-mile land and sea trek from Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York to Fermilab in Illinois. But that was just the start of its journey.

25 Sep 2015

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UAH Now Part of Groundbreaking Experiments to Detect and Discover Gravitational Waves

Citizen Scientists Help Researchers Discover New Gravitational Lenses in Far Away Galaxies

Supermassive Black Hole of Newly Discovered Galaxy Found to be Larger than Expected

Researchers Simulate Chiral Edge States in Atomic Quantum Gas

Centre for Quantum Photonics Researchers Attend Annual Research Forum of Royal Academy of Engineering

Pairs of Supermassive Black Holes in Giant Galaxies are More Rare than Previously Thought

Superconducting Magnet is Ready for New Era of Discovery in Particle Physics

Researchers to Launch First Ever Indian Satellite Dedicated to Black Hole Space Observation

UMD Researchers Receive NIST Grant to Develop Post-Quantum Cryptography

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Reveals Expanding Remains of Exploded Star

New Theory Could Explain Why Dark Matter Has Evaded Direct Detection in Earth-Based Experiments

Physicists Use New Approach to Understand the Internal Structure of Atomic Nuclei

Years of Cosmic Search Casts Doubt on Our Understanding of Galaxies and Black Holes

Space Telescopes Detect Increased Rate of X-ray Flares from Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

Scientists Successfully Cool and Power Up Complex Muon G-2 Magnet

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