Physical Sciences

Gravitational waves + new clues from space reveal new way to make a black hole
Artist impression of gravitational waves generated by binary neutron stars. Credit: R. Hurt, Caltech/JPL
Terrones Elected as Fellow of the American Physical Society
Mauricio Terrones
You can see that from here: New telescope attachment allows ground-based observations of new worlds to rival those from space
A team of astronomers led by researchers at Penn State have developed beam-shaping diffusers – small pieces of etched glass that can be mounted on telescopes – that increase the quality of ground-based photometric observations. Image credit left/right: Gudmundur Stefansson; middle: Caltech/Palomar Observatory
Eberly College of Science hosts four new NSF graduate researchers
Hudson awarded C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching
Eric Hudson
Penn State LIGO scientists celebrate 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics
Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, and Kip S. Thorne—winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics. Original illustrations: Niklas Elmehed; Photo: Lovisa Engblom.
Wolszczan awarded Bohdan Paczynski Medal
Alexander Wolszczan, Evan Pugh Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Penn State, was presented with the Bohdan Paczynski Medal during the opening ceremony of the 38th meeting of the Polish Astronomical Society in Zielona Gora, Poland
IceCube researcher, Philipp Eller, wins poster prize
Philipp Eller
New gravitational wave hits Earth -- For the first time, 3 detectors zoom in on its location
Chad Hanna demonstrates gravitational waves via ripples in water. Credit: Michelle Bixby, Penn State.
Mystery solved: Super-energetic space particles crash to Earth from far, far away
Graduate students from the Miguel Mostafá Lab, visiting the 1600th detector of the large Pierre Auger Observatory array in western Argentina. Credit: Miguel Mostafá, Penn State.
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