Physics & Astronomy
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Friday, January 23, 2026Astronomers discover a gigantic, wobbling black hole jet that ‘changes the way we think about the galaxy’
Combining observations from several powerful telescopes, astronomers have detected a gargantuan, ‘wobbling’ black hole outburst that’s as wide as an entire galaxy. -
Thursday, January 8, 2026Weird, Wobbling Black Hole Jets Can Shape Entire Galaxies
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 -
Thursday, January 8, 2026UC Irvine astronomers spot largest known stream of super-heated gas in the universe
Discovery was made using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and other resources. -

Meet the 125 most influential people in Orange County for 2025
UC Irvine Physical Sciences professors make the list. -
Friday, December 19, 2025Professor Luis Jauregui receives Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information award
The award will support Jauregui’s research into the properties of quantum materials. -
Wednesday, December 17, 2025In Memoriam: Kenneth W. Ford (1926–2025)
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025China’s Giant Underground Neutrino Observatory Just Released Its First Results—And They’re Promising
Hidden beneath the hills of southern China, the JUNO observatory shows promise in solving neutrino mysteries -
Tuesday, October 14, 2025A UC Irvine ghost story
How a spectral subatomic particle may help crack one of the biggest cold cases in physics. -
Wednesday, October 8, 2025Howard Lee selected as Moore Experimental Physics Investigator to develop revolutionary nanoscale electron accelerator
Lee’s research could transform cancer treatment and medical technologies. -
Wednesday, October 8, 2025Fears about NASA funding
Galaxy, exoplanet and dark matter studies by UC Irvine physics and astronomy researchers are facing potential cuts. -
Monday, November 10, 2025Extraterrestrials illustrated
A physicist and a cartoonist join forces with an accessible guide to thinking about life in the cosmos -
Tuesday, October 7, 2025Reines and Rowland at 30: A tale of two Nobels
How two professors defined their fields, changed the world, and won UC Irvine’s first two Nobel Prizes in the same year.

