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The University of New Mexico’s Department of Physics and Astronomy scored a rare scientific hat trick this summer as three faculty members received the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER award.

Astronomers from The University of New Mexico, along with U.S. and international researchers, have confirmed the existence of a new giant exoplanet, made possible through a collaboration with citizen scientists around the world. The discovery is...

Did you know the University of New Mexico’s Department of Physics and Astronomy has a machine shop? It's where science meets steel inside PAIS, with all types of machines to build things that can’t exactly be purchased at the store.

New Mexico has long been a leader in radio astronomy, with the iconic Very Large Array (VLA) standing as a symbol of scientific innovation for nearly 50 years. Operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), the VLA remains one of the most...

John Mather, Nobel Prize winner for his groundbreaking observational work on the Big Bang, recently visited The University of New Mexico to share insights on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and its early results.  The idea for a new telescope...

Scientists from across the country and from key international partners making up the Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) have recently sent their recommendations to U.S. funding agencies for what research projects in particle physics...

Student wellbeing and student wellness initiatives are receiving additional support thanks to a private gift received from UNM President Garnett Stokes and her husband, Dr. Jeff Younggren, through the newly created Garnett Stokes Health and Wellbeing...

Although volcanoes have been extensively studied, unraveling the mysteries of the underlying magma transport proves to be a challenging pursuit. Grant Block, a graduate student in The University of New Mexico's Department of Physics...

Dominic Oddo, a University of New Mexico Department of Physics and Astronomy graduate student, was awarded the NASA FINESST grant to fund his research for three years through the end of his Ph.D. Unlike other NASA grants, the student participant (Future...

University of New Mexico Department of Physics and Astronomy Distinguished Professor Greg Taylor recently took a group of students to build antennas at the third Long Wavelength Array (LWA) station. The LWA is a telescope that helps collect radio wave...