NASA’s Hubble Discovers First of Star Cluster’s Missing Black Holes July 13, 2026 Above: Astronomers found Omega Centauri’s first stellar-mass black hole, which has a visible star companion that is shown in greater detail in photo below. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Häberle (MPIA), J. DePasquale (STScI) The U-led team uncovered the first stellar-mass black […]
Read MoreMagnetic Fingerprint of a Cosmic Explosion July 14, 2026 Above: Faraday rotation in the afterglow of a gamma-ray burst. A powerful jet (upper left) sends polarized radio waves through the H II region, a bubble of magnetized gas. The magnetic field twists the polarization angle. The effect is stronger at longer wavelengths, so the red […]
Read MoreFor the first time ever, researchers prove that atomic vibrations can transfer orbital angular momentum directly to electrons in a non-magnetic material, the most streamlined system yet in orbitronics. Lisa Potter – research communications specialist, University of Utah Communications To keep up with today’s computing needs, researchers mine the quantum realm to find better ways to […]
Read MoreIn 2019, the U.S. National Science Foundation, together with US institutional and international partners, approved funding of the IceCube Upgrade project, an improvement that would significantly push the scientific capabilities of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory located on the continent of Antarctica. Seven years later, the IceCube Upgrade has now been successfully deployed, marking the first […]
Read MoreThe U was awarded the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, a designation celebrating an institution’s commitment to collaborating with their larger communities for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources. Lisa Potter – research communications specialist, University of Utah Communications The American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching awarded […]
Read MoreGen Z and AI use in STEM October 24 2025 Above: Yao-Yuan Mao Teaching Fellow Yao-Yuan Mao will develop new approaches to how students use artificial intelligence in class. “The increasing capability and availability of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have brought new challenges in our classrooms, especially for computing courses,” says astrophysicist Yao-Yuan Mao. […]
Read MoreAbove: The orange dot at the center is the powerful explosion that repeated several times over the course of a day. Credit: ESO/A. Levan, A. Martin-Carrillo et al. September 11, 2025 No known scenario can explain the source of a recent gamma-ray burst, which originated outside our galaxy and lasted 100 to 1,000 times longer […]
Read MoreOctober 8, 2025 Above: IceCube Lab, 2017 The U hosts the semi-annual IceCube Neutrino Collaboration Vivian O’Dell, Upgrade Project Director at the IceCube “It’s all about the upgrade,” said Vivian O’Dell, Upgrade Project Director at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica. O’Dell was one of the featured speakers in the opening salvo of the IceCube […]
Read MoreThis article was originally posted by the University of Utah’s College of Science. The University of Utah celebrated the opening of the L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building, a new space where researchers and students address critical challenges—from predicting dangerous weather to tracking the air we breathe to advancing semiconductor technology. The L. S. Skaggs […]
Read MoreThis article originally appeared in @TheU. On June 23, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located in Cerro Pachón, Chile, presented its inaugural data release of images that will drive a new generation of astrophysics research. It features first-of-its-kind technology and the largest digital camera ever manufactured. The observatory’s 8.4-meter Simonyi Survey Telescope can capture the largest […]
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