Physical Sciences

A Mars-sized planet orbiting extremely close to its host star
Artists depiction showing comparison of KOI-4777 to Earth-Sun

Mars-sized object orbiting extremely closely to an M-dwarf star validated as a planet using the Penn State Habitable-zone Planet Finder

Distortion: Researchers discover new strategy for antibodies to disable viruses
Illustration of how an antibody neutralizes both Zika and dengue viruses
Can defects turn inert materials into useful, active ones?
illustration of lattice structure being probed with photoluminescence
Going gold: Chemists and engineers to investigate using gold as catalyst in hydrogenation
Three researchers stand outside
Quasars, Black Holes, and a Cosmological Conundrum
Yuexing Li, associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics

A quest for the origin of the most-distant quasars in the early universe

Magnitude Instruments: Making the Jump from Lab to Business
John Asbury

John Asbury discusses the evolution of Magnitude Instruments and how they made the jump from lab to business.

Penn State Professors Emeriti Endow Early Career Professorship in Department of Statistics
Thomas and Hettsmanger in a restaurant

Two emeritus faculty members have endowed an early career professorship in statistics at Penn State.

Alumni Spotlight: David Lehr
Dave Lehr

How Penn State physics alumnus David Lehr tackles big issues in the healthcare industry.

Penn State Alumnus Takes Photos from Mars
Curiosity rover on rocky surface of Mars

Penn State astronomy graduate takes photos from Mars by controlling NASA's Curiosity rover.

Black holes of all shapes and sizes in new gravitational wave catalog
Chart of masses of gravitational wave sources

Penn State astronomers in the LIGO and Virgo collaborations have contributed to the largest catalog of gravitational wave events to date.

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