This page origanially appeared on @THEU Adapted from a release by Francis Reddy, senior science writer for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. On Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, a pulse of intense gamma-ray radiation swept through our solar system, saturating detectors on numerous spacecraft and sending astronomers across the world scurrying to train their fastest and […]
Read MoreThis Article originally appeared on @THEU The family of International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) founder and Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam announced that Tino Nyawelo, associate professor of physics at the University of Utah, is a recipient of the 2023 Spirit of Salam Award. Revealed annually on Abdus Salam’s birthday, the award recognizes those who, […]
Read MoreThis page origanially appeared on @THEU On Friday, Feb. 10, the University of Utah held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Applied Sciences Project, a $93.5 million endeavor that includes renovation of the historic William Stewart Building and a new 100,000-square-foot building with modern teaching labs and state-of-the-art research facilities. The completed spaces will house world-class scientists […]
Read MoreUNIVERSITY OF UTAH RELEASE Media contacts: –Ben Bromley, professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Utah, bromley@physics.utah.edu –Lisa Potter, research communication specialist, University of Utah Marketing & Communications, lisa.potter@Utah.edu, 949-533-7899 Find the release online. Access with password: M00n Find the full study here after embargo. Space dust as Earth’s sun shield Dust launched from […]
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