Campus News
| August 4, 2021
UNLV Newsmakers 2021: July
A collection of news stories highlighting research, health, and community at UNLV.
Articles Featuring Bing Zhang
Research
| December 29, 2020
UNLV Newsmakers 2020: Research and Economic Development
A yearlong collection of UNLV faculty making the news for their discoveries and contributions to the community.
Campus News
| December 10, 2020
UNLV Newsmakers 2020: November
A collection of news stories highlighting the election, COVID-19, and scientific discovery at UNLV.
Research
| November 4, 2020
Astronomers Discover Clues that Unveil the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts
UNLV astrophysicist Bing Zhang contributes to understanding the physical mechanisms of fast radio bursts in three papers published in Nature.
Research
| April 16, 2019
Deep Space X-Ray Burst Gives Astronomers New Signal to Detect Neutron Star Mergers
Two dense, city-sized stars collided in a galaxy far, far away; the resulting X-rays give UNLV’s Bing Zhang and international team of astronomers a new way to spot when it happens and a rare glimpse into how neutron stars form.
Research
| July 2, 2018
Observing the Universe at the Speed of Light
To go further and faster than anything before, the Breakthrough Starshot mission will rely on unproven technology.
People
| October 23, 2012
Shining Light on Astronomy
Local retiree audits class and is so impressed by stellar professor that he donates money for lecture series.
Research
| April 2, 2010
The Best and Brightest
Although they are small in number — five full-time faculty members and one part-time professor — and their program is relatively new, UNLV astrophysics professors have not escaped the attention of the National Science Foundation and NASA. Both agencies now actively fund the group's research and rely on their expertise to ensure mission success.