Fundamental Science
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Thursday, March 27, 2025AAAS names 5 UC Irvine researchers as 2025 fellows
Scholars are honored for their efforts to advance science or its applications. -
Friday, March 21, 2025Professor Andre Frankenthal joins the UC Irvine Department of Physics & Astronomy
Frankenthal is a particle physicist who studies dark matter.
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Friday, March 14, 2025UC Irvine astronomers view launch of new NASA space telescope
Two-year SPHEREx mission will map the universe and look for life-supporting molecules in the Milky Way. -
Tuesday, March 4, 2025This New NASA Telescope Will Map The Universe in 102 Colors of Light. Here’s Why it’s a Big Deal
The $488-million mission is set to map the sky in 102 colors of light, probing cosmic inflation, galactic ices, and the history of the universe’s first light. -
Tuesday, February 18, 2025Could Alien Life Thrive on Planets Orbiting Dead Stars? New Study Suggests Yes
Scientists have long overlooked white dwarfs as hosts for habitable exoplanets, assuming their lack of fusion would make life impossible. -
Tuesday, February 18, 2025White dwarf planets are more habitable than we thought
For years, astronomers have searched for habitable exoplanets around main-sequence stars similar to the Sun. -
Thursday, February 13, 2025UC Irvine astronomers gauge livability of exoplanets orbiting white dwarf stars
Computer model comparison reveals rotational factors contributing to habitability. -
Monday, February 10, 2025How cosmic stasis may drastically rewrite the history of the universe
Professor Tim Tait of the UC Irvine Department of Physics & Astronomy featured in New Scientist. -
Wednesday, January 29, 2025Professor Angxiu Ni joins UC Irvine Mathematics Department
Professor Ni studies applied and computational dynamical systems and stochastic processes. -
Friday, January 24, 2025UC Irvine chemists discover new way of using light to perform experiments
The method reduces the energy needed to drive chemical reactions. -
Thursday, January 16, 2025Astronaut and former UC Irvine postdoc Tracy Dyson returns to campus after latest NASA mission
Dyson was conducting air quality research with AirUCI when she got a fateful call from NASA. -
Monday, January 6, 2025UC Irvine establishes new joint appointments with Los Alamos National Laboratory
The appointments will expand research opportunities of Professor Luis Jauregui of UC Irvine and Michael Pettes of LANL.

