Kip Thorne, pioneer in gravitational waves, creative force behind ‘Interstellar,’ to give 51st Gamow lecture at CU Boulder April 27 Albert Einstein predicted the existence of “gravitational waves” in ...

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.

Texas A&M professor Tatiana Erukhimova has become a viral sensation thanks to her energetic demonstrations of physics experiments as part of the university's outreach programs. She now boasts a larger ...

On Sept. 14, 2015, University of Chicago scientists were part of the international team to make the first direct detection of ripples in the fabric of space-time from the collision of two black holes ...

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 ...

Kip Thorne discusses his discoveries through LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory). Dr. Thorne founded the observatory and won the Nobel Prize in physics in 2017. (Emmeline Blythe ...

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 ...

The two detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) opened the era of gravitational-wave astronomy in 2015, with the first detection of gravitational waves from a ...

The new Big Ideas in Physics series from New Scientist events presents four online evening lectures (live and on-demand) in the first half of 2021, covering topics including reality, quantum theory ...

On Jan. 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga erupted, sending a tsunami racing across the Pacific Ocean in all directions. As word of the eruption spread, government agencies on ...