News: Department of Physics and Astronomy

total lunar eclipse
Research |

Super, blue, and eclipsed: Come Jan. 31, it's three moons in one.

UNLV grad cap
People |

Five UNLV graduates will be recognized by President Len Jessup during winter commencement for their combination of academic excellence and service to the community.

Michael Pravica talks to Marshawn Lynch
People |

Physics professor Michael Pravica teams up with Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch in Bleacher Report web series.

Image of an eclipse
Research |

Get ready for the sun to go dark during the day, but don't grab your shades. UNLV astrophysicist Jason Steffen on being humbled by the universe.

Supernova 1987A
Research |

University Forum lecture looks back 30 years to the first time anyone since the days of Queen Elizabeth I was able to see a supernova with the naked eye.

artwork from Inquiry: The Art of Scientific Discovery
Arts and Culture |

“Inquiry: The Art of Scientific Discovery” shows the beauty of science and the artistic side of even the most lab-bound of scientists.

Zhaohuan Zhu
Campus News |

Zhaohuan Zhu is the first UNLV scientist to earn fellowship for early career scholars considered ‘next generation of scientific leaders.’

Kepler-47
Research |

Exoplanet discoveries have opened up brash new ways to think about the way systems operate in distant galaxies, and challenged how we approach own galactic neighborhood.

Slide of a Martian meteorite
Arts and Culture |

"Inquiry: The Art of Scientific Discovery" brings College of Sciences together with UNLV Galleries for an exhibit of images and objects related to UNLV research.

Artist's rendition of a hot Earth-sized planet
Research |

The key feature of these systems is a hot planet on a short orbit. Understanding these systems may help us better understand the process involved in making planets.

2016 Mercury transit
Campus News |

From experts in our astronomy department: Here's what you need to know about the rare celestial event that will take place May 9.

An artist’s impression of the super-Earth 55 Cancri e.
Research |

Super-Earths might have cleaned the inner regions of the solar system and then been swallowed by the sun.