News: Department of Physics and Astronomy
From UNLV Magazine spring 2019 issue.
As the Flat Earth Theory gains resurgence with a new Netflix documentary, a UNLV astronomer explains how it fizzles.
UNLV physicist developed a calculator to compute the significance of using renewables in a warming world.
In 2018, faculty and students collaborated with one another and international colleagues on scientific exploration that sought to help people make sense of themselves and the world around them.
Astrophysicists discover a large population of potential young planets in distant solar systems.
UNLV astrophysicists ponder "reservoirs of life" on the moons of planets expelled by their hosts and drifting through the galaxy.
To go further and faster than anything before, the Breakthrough Starshot mission will rely on unproven technology.
From magic and witchcraft to building robots using Legos, these wild courses can put swordfighters in training and future presidents ready to deal with environmental catastrophe.
Passing the baton in the search for distant planets.
UNLV scientist searches for new information and for ways to explain a complex subject to the everyday folk.
Super, blue, and eclipsed: Come Jan. 31, it's three moons in one.
Five UNLV graduates will be recognized by President Len Jessup during winter commencement for their combination of academic excellence and service to the community.