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Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos

Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos

Sarah Shandera

Shandera appointed director of Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos

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

Nobel laureate Roger Penrose

Nobel winner Penrose has long-standing ties to Penn State

Couple made of nebulas dancing in space

Cosmic tango between the very small and the very large

Blazar

Identification of deep-space source for a neutrino heralds new era for astronomy

Abhay Ashtekar

Penn State's Ashtekar elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences

Artist impression of gravitational waves generated by binary neutron stars

Penn State Science-U program to hold gravitational wave summer camp

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Cosmic-Ray Physicist to Give Free Public Lecture on 20 March 2012

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The Big Question: Penrose lecture highlights conference on gravity

Faith, Fashion and Fantasy: How Big is Infinity?

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Physicists demonstrate how information can escape from black holes

Physics Beyond Einstein: Contemplating Time's Beginning and End