BOOM! A meteor crashes across Utah’s sky
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On the morning of Aug. 13, a mysterious boom rattled windows and Utahns’ nerves across the Wasatch Front.
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U astronomers tackle decade’s biggest questions
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The innovative research from U physics and astronomy hit the areas that the national community determined as priorities in a once-in-a-decade report that guides the direction of astro-research for years to come.
Read MoreRecognizing our exceptional faculty
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Read about the achievements of exceptional faculty members in teaching, research, mentorship and service.
Read MoreExperience the universe for Dark Sky Week
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April 22-30, join in local events honoring Utah’s phenomenal night skies.
Read MoreWill crullers around black holes dance?
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Shining doughnut-like structures come from the radiation of the accretion flow around the black hole.
Read MoreWatch launch of biggest, most powerful telescope
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U astronomer Anil Seth explains why the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope was a cosmically huge deal.
Read MoreCutting through noise for better solar cells
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U physicists analyzed electrical noise to detect formerly invisible inefficiencies in solar cells and identified the physical processes that caused them. The technique could make future solar cells more efficient.
Read MoreNew effort to map the universe, unravel mysteries of ‘dark energy’
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The international collaboration that includes the University of Utah aims to construct a 3-D map of the universe in more detail than ever before.
Read MoreBlack holes and humankind
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Learn how understanding black holes can help us understand ourselves.
Read MoreNew perovskite LED emits a circularly polarized glow
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LEDs led to the high-definition viewing experience we’ve come to expect from our screens. A new type of LED that utilizes spintronics could take displays to the next level.
Read MorePerseverance Rover’s journey to Mars
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U alum Thomas Stucky, a KBRwyle engineer at NASA’s Ames Research Center, talked about NASA’s mission to search for life on Mars—and prepare for future human explorers.
Read MoreFORGEing a new partnership
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The new project includes hands-on and virtual heat conduction experiments.
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