Physics & Astronomy

Members of the University Consortium for International Intellectual Property Coordination (UCIP), which is a consortium of the technology transfer offices for 11 Japanese universities, have been in Albuquerque to talk with UNM professor...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences today awarded the Nobel Prize in physics to theorists Peter Higgs and Francois Englert to recognize their work developing the theory of what is now known as the Higgs field, which gives elementary particles mass. ...

UNM'S Optical Science and Engineering Program will participate in the New Mexico State Fair’s "Science and Technology Day/Environment Appreciation Day" on Friday...

While the Mars' Rovers continue to scour the surface of the Red Planet snapping pictures, zapping rocks and looking at any other clues about its composition, researchers at the University of New Mexico's Institute of Meteoritics have made what could be a...

The momentous Higgs Boson discovery opened the door to new understandings of the universe. What are the basic forces that have shaped it since the beginning of time? Physicist Sally Seidel and her team share what they have learned using the Large Hadron ...

The UNM Nanoscience and Microsystems graduate program has been awarded their second highly competitive grant to provide fellowships for Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN). The announcement was made by Sen. Tom Udall.Many of the ...

Science is still unsure about what makes up 96 percent of the universe. Join University of New Mexico Physics and Astronomy Professor Dinesh Loomba as he sheds some light on the dark matter phenomenon.Connect airs Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. on New ...

UNM Professor John McGraw, Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been appointed interim vice president for Research and Economic Development announced Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Chaouki Abdallah. The appointment is ...

On Tuesday, June 5, another celestial event, the "Transit of Venus" is set to begin at 4:04 p.m. local time until sunset. The Transit of Venus occurs when the planet passes directly between earth and the sun, and it is seen as a small dot gliding slowly ...

The University of New Mexico Physics and Astronomy Department will co-host a series of events and educational programming designed to coincide with an upcoming annular solar eclipse. On Sunday, May 20, the western U.S. will experience a solar eclipse. ...