Physical Sciences

New faculty fall 2025
Nittany Lion Shrine at University Park
Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ offers prime target in search for alien life
illustration of a super-Earth exoplanet around a star. Credit: University of California Irvine
Lab Bench to Commercialization announces 2025 grant recipients
LB2C
Innovation Fellows’ Cohort for 2025 announced
bright idea
First measurement of a black hole's "kick" after cosmic collision
illustration of newborn black hole after black hole merger
Mixing neutrinos of colliding neutron stars changes how merger unfolds
simulation of neutron star merger remnant
Mysterious ‘red dots’ in early universe may be ‘black hole star’ atmospheres
artist's version of a black hole star, with section removed to see core
Black holes everywhere! Ten years of LIGO and gravitational waves
Illusrtration of merging black holes with swirling gravitational waves eminating from black hole at center
Heard on campus: Celebrating Penn State’s milestones in physics
White background with text that says "Science Matters: Spotlight Sessions."
Can nanobots play follow the leader?
Cartoon of the enzyme acid phosphatase, dressed as robber, running toward glucose-6-phosphate, represented as money, and being following by enzyme glucose oxidase dressed as police.
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