Physics & Astronomy

A paper published this week by doctoral candidate Te Han and his adviser, Paul Robertson, probably shrinks the number of Earth-like planets. The problem? Light contamination.

The finding could impact search for extraterrestrial life.

The ZEUS laser at the University of Michigan reached 2 petawatts, opening new frontiers in physics, medicine, and particle research.

Researchers will probe nature at the atomic level, seeking beneficial new technologies.

The initiative, called Sialog: Quantum Matter and Information, will support quantum materials research at UC Irvine. 

The fellows include graduate students from the Departments of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy.

Will UC Irvine-based TAE Technologies take nuclear fusion from science fiction to reality and solve the biggest existential problem of our time?

Read the Q&A with Amber Wong. 

The fellowship will allow the students to finish their doctoral research while working at Los Alamos National Lab and the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.

UC spotlights Professor Luis Jauregui's quantum science research.

The program blends majors within the School of Physical Sciences with California teaching credentials to empower the next generation of math and science educators.

A strange particle traveled across the universe and slammed into the deep sea.