The Future of Fundamental Science

Jan 8, 2026
A wobbling jet from a giant, voracious black hole is suppressing star formation in a distant galaxy—and astronomers have never seen anything quite like it before
Jan 8, 2026
Discovery was made using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and other resources.
Dec 11, 2025
Dec 8, 2025
Energy spectrum of elusive particles shows an intriguing bump, giant IceCube experiment reports.
Dec 2, 2025
Hidden beneath the hills of southern China, the JUNO observatory shows promise in solving neutrino mysteries.
Nov 24, 2025
The award will support Arguilla’s research into how light interacts with materials.
Nov 10, 2025
A physicist and a cartoonist join forces with an accessible guide to thinking about life in the cosmos
Nov 6, 2025
Study serves up the closest-ever view of a planet-forming disk around young star HD 34282.
Oct 28, 2025
Joint appointments between UC Irvine and LANL are opening new doors in quantum science. 
Oct 28, 2025
UC Irvine Physical Sciences graduate students are redefining their fields with powerful collaborations at Los Alamos National Lab.
Oct 23, 2025
The team found that the surface may have liquid water on its surface – a necessary ingredient for life.
Oct 22, 2025
Professors Jianming Bian and Henry “Hank” Sobel are part of the international collaboration.