For decades, astrophysicists have wrestled with a basic but brutal question: how did black holes in the early Universe grow ...

The neural network approach uses multiple or “deep” layers that learn to identify increasingly complex features in data. The ...

Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date. The important questions in physics and astronomy change as we learn ...

In this episode of Physics World Stories, host Andrew Glester explores the fascinating hunt for pristine comets – icy bodies ...

What were the atoms in your body doing eight billion years ago? At least some of them were inside a star that later exploded, says Foothill College Astronomy and Physics Instructor Andrew Fraknoi, who ...

Astronomy isn't just about gazing at stars, it's about understanding the invisible forces that govern everything from ...

Celebrating the appointment of Professor Lloyd Knox, center, as the new Michael and Ester Vaida Endowed Chair in Cosmology and Astrophysics are, from left: Distinguished Professor Andreas Albrecht, ...

"I've been able to look at what students struggle with and then ask myself, 'What's something that might be more familiar that will allow them to understand the more complicated or esoteric details of ...

The article details the historical underrepresentation of women in astronomy, highlighting the significant contributions of numerous women despite facing systemic challenges such as limited access to ...