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Physics + Astronomy

  • A Flicker From the Dark
    The new simulation illustrates how the flickering light around a black hole can encode information about the system.
    The new simulation illustrates how the flickering light around a black hole can encode information about the system.
    Reading between the lines to model our galaxy’s central black hole
  • Diving into the Data
    UCSB data science capstone
    Undergraduates in UCSB’s Data Science Initiative present their capstone projects
  • Sagittarius A* Revealed
    EHT image of SgrA*
    Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy
  • Pulverizing a Planet Killer
    UCSB physicist Philip Lubin discusses how humanity might be able to protect itself from an existential cosmic collision
    UCSB physicist Philip Lubin discusses how humanity might be able to protect itself from an existential cosmic collision
    Researchers contemplate the premise of “Don’t Look Up” and the technology needed to save humanity
  • Quantum Boomerang
    average zero momentum despite periodic energy kicks
    Physicists bring a once-theoretical effect of quantum matter into observable reality

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  • Polycystic kidney disease illustration
    Hope on the Horizon
    Researchers in the Weimbs Lab find a method to potentially stop and reverse polycystic kidney disease

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