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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an associate professor of physics and astronomy, and a core faculty member in women's studies at the University of New Hampshire. Her research in theoretical physics focuses on cosmology, neutron stars and particles beyond the standard model.

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Physics

How dark energy findings may inspire a new generation of physics nerds

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2G4A579 3D visualization of gravity distorsion, physical objects in orbit, space, general theory of relativity, law of universal gravitation, scientific

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Why I still love reckoning with the quantum gravity problem

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Visual impression of the ultra-high energy neutrino event observed in KM3NeT/ARCA. The colours indicate the light seen by the ?eyes? on each module, where the different colours represent different observation times. The almost horizontally reconstructed track of the particle is shown as a line from right to left. Courtesy KM3NeT.

Physics

Why particle physicists are going wild for a record-breaking neutrino

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How does astronomy fit into astrophysics – and does it matter?

Physics

How does astronomy fit into astrophysics – and does it matter?

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GJ9N8T DARK NEBULA

Physics

Why we should talk about invisible matter, not dark matter

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On 22 August 2024, summit staff reinstalled Rubin Observatory's commissioning camera (ComCam) on the telescope. ComCam has previously been on the telescope, but was removed before the installation of the secondary mirror in late July. ComCam ??? a smaller (144 megapixel), simpler version of the full 3200-megapixel LSST Camera ??? is being used for testing activities prior to installing the LSST Camera, anticipated to happen late 2024. In the coming weeks the summit team will install the primary/tertiary mirror, enabling ComCam to produce the first astronomical data from the Simonyi Survey Telescope.

Space

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory gets started next year. I can't wait

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Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises

Physics

Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises

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2C6F140 Atoms and their electron clouds , Quantum mechanics and atomic structure

Physics

You can't put a price on the sense of awe particle physics inspires

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Simulation of a black hole

Space

What does it mean to “look” at a black hole?

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We physicists could learn a lot by stepping beyond our specialisms

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Chandra X-ray Observatory

Space

Why we need to save the Chandra space telescope

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What happens at a black hole's edge? It depends on your perspective

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