Physical Sciences

Stellar Shrapnel Seen in Aftermath of Explosion: Chandra image released by team including Penn State astronomer
X-ray Credit: (NASA/CXC/Penn State/S.Park et al.); Optical Credit: NASA/STScI/UIUC/Y.H.Chu & R.Williams et al
New Type of Exploding Star Discovered: May Reveal a Source of Calcium and Positrons
The exploding system is composed of two compact white dwarf stars, the dying embers left from the cores of stars similar to the Sun. Credit: Avishay Gal-Yam; Weizmann Institute of Science
Kluskiewicz to Represent Penn State's Eberly College of Science as Student Marshal at Spring Commencement 2010
Kluskiewicz to Represent Penn State's Eberly College of Science as Student Marshal at Spring Commencement 2010
Thomas Mallouk Named Evan Pugh Professor
Tom Mallouk
Penn State Science Proposes the Explorarium, a Digital Planetarium Concept at the Arboretum at Penn State
Crab Nebula
Satellite Has Found 500 of the Most Gigantic Explosions in the Universe
Credit: NASA/Swift/Francis Reddy
William Noid Receives Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Chemistry
William Noid Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
Mysterious Planet-like Object Challenges Simple Definition, Reveals Its Surprising Identity
Artwork Credit: Gemini Observatory, courtesy of L. Cook
Garrison Honored with Special Edition of Chemistry Journal
Barbara Garrison
Songbirds Provide Insight into Speech Production
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Keven Law
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