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Department of Physics

Department of Physics

A schematic picture of hot accretion flows around a supermassive black hole.

Gamma-rays and neutrinos from mellow supermassive black holes

Graph showing match of expimental data for out-of-equilibrium one-dimensional gases with theory

Putting a new theory of many-particle quantum systems to the test

blue blobs representing neutron stars merge, with red dots in the middle

New multi-institution hub to explore nuclear physics and cosmic mergers

Celebrating IceCube Neutrino Observatory's first decade of discovery

Celebrating IceCube Neutrino Observatory's first decade of discovery

glowing neutron star approaches black hole, with colorful swirl around it

Elusive mergers of black holes with neutron stars confirmed for first time

Cosmic Microwave Background

Veil of the visible: Seeing beyond the limits of the observational universe

Artist’s conception of the mystery of the magnetic moment of the muon

The muon's magnetic moment fits just fine

Stephanie Wissel

Antarctic balloon mission chosen for NASA Pioneers program

Mikael Rechtsman, Randall McEntaffer, Lauren Zarzar

Penn State researchers awarded New Initiative grants from Kaufman Foundation

Artist impression of gravitational waves generated by binary neutron stars

Q&A with the Penn State LIGO group

This rendering shows the density of matter in the aftermath of two merged neutron stars, resulting in the formation of a black hole.

Penn State a partner in new NSF Physics Frontier Center

illustration of a diverse group of people

Physics department joins APS network to improve equity, diversity and inclusion

Book cover of “Fractional Quantum Hall Effects: New Developments"

Physics professor co-edits new book on fractional quantum Hall effect

Jiho Noh

Physics student Jiho Noh awarded Corning Graduate Research Fellowship

graphic illustrating defect

Substrate defects key to growth of 2D materials

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