Physical Sciences

Three Eberly College of Science alumni earn Fulbright awards for 2017-18
New planet found to be hotter than most stars
A newly discovered Jupiter-like world is so hot that even its nights are like the flame of a welding torch. Planet KELT-9b is hotter than most stars. With a day-side temperature of more than 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit (4,600 Kelvin), it is only about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,200 Kelvin) cooler than our own sun. Credit: R. Hurt (IPAC), NASA/JPL-Caltech
New gravity waves hit Earth after record-breaking trip through space
This artist's conception shows two merging black holes similar to those detected by LIGO. Image: LIGO/Caltech/MIT/Sonoma State (Aurore Simonnet)
Charlton honored with inaugural Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award
Jane Charlton
First Ever Chemistry Walk For United Way!
Eberly College of Science promotions in academic rank, effective July 1, 2017
2017 Peter Craig Breen Memorial Award
Allcock 50th Anniversary Celebration
Keating awarded Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement
Christine Keating
Sylvia Biscoveanu to Represent Penn State's Eberly College of Science as Student Marshal at Spring Commencement 2017
Sylvia Biscoveanu
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