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Colliding Neutron Stars Seen by Gravity Waves and Optical Telescopes

For the first time, astronomers have observed a celestial event through both conventional telescopes and gravitational waves.

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Experiment Finds Evidence of Majorana Fermion

Researchers at the University of California in collaboration with Stanford University have found firm evidence of the Majorana fermion, a long sought-after particle that acts as its own antiparticle.

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Astronomers Spy Supernova’s Giant Companion Star

Astronomers have spied the short-lived blue glow from a giant companion star struck by a spectacular supernova. The discovery offers compelling evidence for a leading theory about the origin of Type Ia supernovae — that these enormous explosions occur when a white dwarf steals matter from a larger star.

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Astronomers Led by Physics Graduate Student Austin Hoag Discover One of Universe's Most Distant Galaxies

Astronomers led by Austin Hoag, a UC Davis graduate student, have discovered one of the most distant galaxies in the universe.

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Physics Graduate Student Cina Aghamohammadi Awarded 2017 Biruni Prize

Physics graduate student Cina Aghamohammadi was awarded the 2017 Biruni Prize by the Iranian-American Physics Network (IrAP). The award is part of the IrAP long term plan for promoting and recognizing outstanding research by Iranian physics graduate students in United States.

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Intel Funds UC Davis Physics for Automated Modeling of the Complex Climate

Jim Crutchfield is part of a collaboration with Intel Corp and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs’ NERSC supercomputer center that is co-developing algorithms to model and predict climate on one of the world’s largest supercomputers.

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Astronomers Measure Universe Expansion, Get Hints of ‘New Physics’

Astronomers have just made a new measurement of the Hubble constant, the rate at which the universe is expanding, and it doesn’t quite line up with a different estimate of the same number.

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Lori Lubin Receives Three-Year Appointment as Chancellor's Leadership Professor

The honor recognizes outstanding scholarship and academic contributions to the campus.