The IceCube project at the geographic South Pole melted eighty-six holes over 1.5 miles deep in the Antarctic icecap to construct an enormous astronomical observatory. The experiment recently ...

Physics seminars serve as a dynamic platform where researchers and scholars come together to exchange knowledge, discuss cutting-edge discoveries, and delve into the intricacies of the physical world.

Presented by: Professor Paul Beale 2:30 p.m. Abstract: Science is a human endeavor. The discovery that the Universe began abruptly 13.8 billion years ago is one of the great scientific stories of the ...

Twice every year, the University of Chicago’s Enrico Fermi Institute sponsors the Arthur Holly Compton lecture series, which provide the public an inside look at the questions about the universe with ...

On February 27, the Department of Physics will welcome Dr. Stephon Alexander to present the annual Kaczmarczik Lecture, one of the College of Arts and Sciences’ signature events. In his lecture, "The ...

For nearly 17 years, Professor V. Balakrishnan's IIT Madras classical physics lectures have sat quietly on YouTube, turning a chalkboard classroom into a global lesson. Its appeal lies in rare ...

At the center of the Milky Way galaxy, some 27,000 light years from Earth, there's a great dark beast. With a mass estimated to be equal to 4 million suns, this supermassive black hole is terrifying ...

Prof. Andrea Ghez, who shared this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, will deliver a virtual lecture Oct. 22 as part of the University of Chicago’s Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture series. Entitled “The ...