In this episode of Physics World Stories, host Andrew Glester explores the fascinating hunt for pristine comets – icy bodies ...

Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date. The important questions in physics and astronomy change as we learn ...

What were the atoms in your body doing eight billion years ago? At least some of them were inside a star that later exploded, says Foothill College Astronomy and Physics Instructor Andrew Fraknoi, who ...

Astronomy isn't just about gazing at stars, it's about understanding the invisible forces that govern everything from ...

Dr. Arijit Bose is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware (UD). Prior to UD, he was a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT – Plasma Science and Fusion ...

Celebrating the appointment of Professor Lloyd Knox, center, as the new Michael and Ester Vaida Endowed Chair in Cosmology and Astrophysics are, from left: Distinguished Professor Andreas Albrecht, ...

Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college in the course of the 2025-2026 academic year. Bates News is introducing ...

"I've been able to look at what students struggle with and then ask myself, 'What's something that might be more familiar that will allow them to understand the more complicated or esoteric details of ...

The article details the historical underrepresentation of women in astronomy, highlighting the significant contributions of numerous women despite facing systemic challenges such as limited access to ...

The Office of Graduate and Professional Education awards the annual Theodore Wolf Prize to a graduate student in the Physical and Life Sciences (Chemistry, Physics, Biological Sciences, Geology, ...