This page originally appeared on @THEU Adapted from a release by Francis Reddy, senior science writer for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. On Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, a pulse of intense gamma-ray radiation swept through our solar system, saturating detectors on numerous spacecraft and sending astronomers across the world scurrying to train their fastest and […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s Physics & Astronomy community is deeply saddened by the passing of Frank Ephraim Harris, a renowned theoretical physicist and physical chemist, who passed away on March 9, 2023, at the age of 93. Frank was born on August 26, 1929, in Boston, Massachusetts. After earning an A.B. in Chemistry from Harvard […]
Read MoreBy Alastair Boone “A lot of us have inflection points in our lives,” says Ryan Behunin, physics professor at Northern Arizona State University. “And oftentimes, at that inflection point there’s a person who can change the trajectory of your life. [For me] she was absolutely one of them. I can say with 100% certainty that […]
Read MoreThis Article originally appeared on @THEU The family of International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) founder and Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam announced that Tino Nyawelo, associate professor of physics at the University of Utah, is a recipient of the 2023 Spirit of Salam Award. Revealed annually on Abdus Salam’s birthday, the award recognizes those who, […]
Read MoreThis page originally appeared on @THEU On Friday, Feb. 10, the University of Utah held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Applied Sciences Project, a $93.5 million endeavor that includes renovation of the historic William Stewart Building and a new 100,000-square-foot building with modern teaching labs and state-of-the-art research facilities. The completed spaces will house world-class scientists […]
Read MoreThis page originally appered on @THEU & PLOS Climate Access with password: M00n Dust launched from the moon’s surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and the sun could reduce enough solar radiation to mitigate the impacts of climate change. On a cold winter day, the warmth of the sun is welcome. […]
Read MoreWe are sorry to report that Maria Cranor, former departmentInstructor, died January 15 of natural causes. She led a storiedlife. Perhaps some of you saw Julie Jag’s excellent article in theSports section of the January 27 issue of the Salt Lake Tribune(https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2023/01/27/maria-boone-cranor-black-diamond/)about her. After a career as a legendary climber, as a co-founder ofBlack Diamond, […]
Read MoreProfessors Tugdual LeBohec and Eugene Mishchenko have initiated a friendly problem solving competition, Physics and Astronomy Weekly (PAW). Every week, the first participant to submit a correct solution for the week’s problem will be awarded a $75 prize. If you wish to participate, send an email to tugdual.lebohec@gmail.com with PAW followed by your UID in the subject line. You […]
Read MoreThis article originally appeared in the Princeton University news The twin Voyager spacecraft captured the public imagination in the 1970s and ’80s as Earth’s first ambassadors to the outer planets, providing close-up images of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Voyager 2 leapt skyward first, on August 17, 1977, followed a few weeks later by Voyager […]
Read MoreThis article originally appeared in the @THEU Earlier this year, astronomers at the Palomar Observatory detected an extraordinary flash in a part of the sky where no such light had been observed the night before. From a rough calculation, the flash appeared to give off more light than 1,000 trillion suns. The team, led by […]
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