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Prepare for the celestial event of the decade when the Albuquerque skies darken on Saturday, Oct. 14 when an annular eclipse passes overhead. Viewing the sun directly without eye protection can damage your eyes. Prepare for the annular eclipse and UNM’s...

Tonmoy Chakraborty, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University of New Mexico, has received a five-year, $1.82 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (R35) to further...

The University of New Mexico's Department of Physics and Astronomy received a $750,000 grant from NASA for its research on exoplanets. With NASA's assistance, the Department of Physics and Astronomy is able to utilize the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet...

The Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of New Mexico is set to make a significant impact at the American Astronomical Society's semi-annual meeting, scheduled to take place from June 4 to 8 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The...

It’s a simple idea that many say will revolutionize the way research is done at The University of New Mexico: Build a facility to house classrooms, offices and laboratory space for scientists from across campus, not just from a single department. The...

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Physics & Astronomy hosted more than a hundred local high school students, their parents, and teachers during its annual open house on Nov. 4.

The Measurement Astrophysics (MAP) Research Team in the University of New Mexico's Department of Physics and Astronomy, with the help of a three-year, $980,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, has devised instruments and techniques for ...