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Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have installed a new supercomputer that ranks among the 100 fastest computers in the world. The computer will be used for research in planetary ...

Xinting Yu, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Texas at San Antonio, is one of two recipients of the 2025 Harold C. Urey Prize. The national award from ...

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware is a vibrant hub of scientific inquiry, encompassing a diverse range of research areas that push the boundaries of human ...

Hi, I am Nusrath Jahan! I am a PhD student in Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at CU Boulder. I was born and raised in Bangladesh, where I completed my undergraduate studies in Physics at ...

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Three students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at East Texas A&M University have been awarded competitive ...

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