UC Berkeley played big role in Nobel Prize-winning work
October 7, 2020
Reinhard Genzel realized his mentor Charles Townes’ dream of exploring the center of the Milky Way on his way to his own Nobel Prize.
UCLA and UC Berkeley faculty share the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics
October 6, 2020
Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel will share half the 2020 Nobel in physics for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy.
Surprising number of exoplanets could host life
August 12, 2020
A star like our sun could potentially support six planets with liquid water, a new study finds.
UC Merced grad student, alumnus play significant role in Mars 2020 mission
July 30, 2020
As the rover soars toward Mars, a UC Merced lab will be partially responsible for its success.
Astronaut alum Jessica Meir answers questions from the International Space Station
January 30, 2020
UC San Diego alumna discusses her journey from ‘STEM to Stars’ during live Q&A from International Space Station.
Researchers discover a new source of space weather — too close to home
January 22, 2020
Magnetic storms form closer to Earth than previously thought, threatening satellites.
Seeing the cosmos in color for the first time
October 31, 2019
DESI, a 5,000-eyed instrument, is being used by UC researchers to explore the mystery of dark energy in color.
Trailblazing astronomer Margaret Burbidge turns 100 years old
October 17, 2019
‘Lady Stardust’ was famous for teaching people they are made of it.
UC San Diego alum fulfills lifelong dream of going to space
October 10, 2019
Astronaut Jessica Meir is at home on the International Space Station and ready for her all-female spacewalk.
Einstein was right about relativity, UCLA says — for now
July 29, 2019
Welcome to ‘extreme astrophysics’ — the most detailed study ever of a supermassive black hole and Einstein’s general theory of relativity.