Kimberly Boddy Named a Sloan Research Fellow
The two-year fellowships are awarded annually to early-career researchers seen as emerging leaders in their fields.
Are Atoms Like Snowflakes? Physicist Proposes a New Test
A paper in Physics Letters B explores quantum mechanical tests of distinguishability and determinism in atoms.
More Dark Star Candidates Found in JWST Data
A growing list of dark star candidates could help explain why some early galaxies were so big, so early in the universe.
Stephen Hawking Was Right: Black Holes Always Grow in Area
Researchers celebrate 10th anniversary of gravitational wave discovery, announce verification of a Hawking theorem.
Dark Matter Might Have Formed Earlier than Thought
The new model is called WIFI, which stands for dark matter production during Warm Inflation via Freeze-In.
Improved Method for Estimating the Hubble Constant with Gravitational Waves
There’s a big debate in cosmology about how fast the universe is currently expanding.
Is Cosmology in Crisis?
A panel of physicists and astronomers grapple with possible cracks in our modern creation myth, the standard model of cosmology.
Excavation of Colossal Caverns for Neutrino Experiment Completed
The caverns in Lead, South Dakota, will house the gigantic particle detectors of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.
James Webb Telescope Catches Glimpse of Possible First-Ever ‘Dark Stars’
Stars powered with dark matter still need proving but could reveal clues about the nature of one of the universe’s great mysteries.
Scientists use Exotic Stars to Tune into Hum from Cosmic Symphony
A team of astrophysicists has found evidence for gravitational waves that oscillate with periods of years to decades.
