Physical Sciences

First Evidence Discovered of Planet's Destruction by Its Star
An artist's impression of a red supergiant engulfing a Jupiter-like planet as it expands. Credit: NASA
Probing Question: Is it Possible to Save Coral Reefs?
Credit: Matt Aschaffenburg, University of Delaware
Penn State Scientists Participate in the Construction of the Largest Three-Dimensional Map of the Universe
Galaxies are concentrated into clusters and filaments with voids in between. The SDSS-III is exploring this structure to determine the nature of dark energy and the distribution of dark matter in the Universe. Credit: Yushu Yao and Prabhat (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, NERSC), Miguel A. Aragon (Johns Hopkins University), and the SDSS-III Collaboration
National Science Board Recommends Giant Survey Telescope
An artist's rendering of the proposed Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.
Viruses' Copying Mechanism Demystified, Opening the Door to New Vaccine Strategies
Motif D shown next to a nucleotide
William Noid Receives Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
William Noid Receives Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Carsten Krebs Awarded a Society for Biological Inorganic Chemistry Early Career Award
Carsten Krebs Awarded a Society for Biological Inorganic Chemistry Early Career Award
Penn State Physics Professor Helps Keep World on Schedule Through Work on the Accuracy of Clocks
Credit: National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom
Wolszczan Awarded Frombork Gold Medal
Wolszczan Awarded Frombork Gold Medal
Acoustic Tweezers Capture Tiny Creatures with Ultrasound
A device shown next to a dime for comparison
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