Physical Sciences

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.
Cotruvo named Finalist for Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
Cotruvo
‘Atoms, ja, atoms’: Physics pioneer key to microscopy ‘revolution in resolution’
Atoms seen in a field ion microscope
Exhibition, tours celebrate decades of long-term physics, materials strength
LEAP microscope in Osmond Lobby
Physics department welcomes new faculty for fall 2025
Nittany Lion Shrine at University Park
Astronomy and astrophysics department welcomes new faculty for fall 2025
Nittany Lion Shrine at University Park
Abundant carbon dioxide in planet-forming disk challenges planet origin models
galaxy with location of XUE10 marked and its spectrograph inset
If aliens explore space like us, we should look for their calls to other planets
illustration of signals from Earth headed toward Mars, the Sun, and other planets. Credit: Zayna Sheikh
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