Physical Sciences

Improving the Search for Exoplanets with AI
Artist's conception of a planet covered with a global ocean. A new study finds that these water worlds could maintain stable climates and perhaps sustain life. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser.

Building models for star variability using physics-informed machine learning trained on the sun.

AI-Generated Materials for Dark Matter Detection
hubble image of a galaxy cluster with a blue hue

Identifying new materials could help with search for elusive dark matter.

Who Needs a Membrane?
Marina Feric and student work at lab bench
Astronomy and Psychology Student Shines Light on Light Pollution
group of researchers in planetarium
Heard on Campus: Experts on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
panel of experts on stage
Small galaxies often lack supermassive black hole cores
images of two galaxies in optical and xray
Eberly researchers awarded Quantum SuperSEED grants from ICDS Quantum Hub
ICDS roar supercomputer
In brief: Like living cells, oil-in-water droplets reach out with “arms”
Illustration showing oil droplets reaching out arms toward treasure chest with amino acids diffusing toward the droplets
International LZ collaboration sets a world’s best in the hunt for dark matter
LZ detector inside clean room while man wearing clean suit walks by
International team awarded $16.3M to fund neutrino detection
Stephanie Wissel
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