OXFORD, Miss. – Frights, food and fun are the order of the evening when the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy presents Spooky Physics Night on Friday (Oct. 27) in Lewis Hall. The program, which runs 7-9 p.m., includes a stage show at 7:45 p.m. Hands-on activities through the evening include freezing objectsRead the story …
Physics Department Offers Ghoulish Fun
Spooky Physics Night provides frights and excitement with a side of science
October 23, 2017 by
Scientists Detect Gravitational Waves Produced by Colliding Neutron Stars
Joint LIGO-Virgo discovery marks first cosmic event observed in both gravitational waves and light
October 16, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the first time, scientists have directly detected gravitational waves – ripples in space and time – in addition to light from the spectacular collision of two neutron stars. This marks the first time that a cosmic event has been viewed in both gravitational waves and light. The discovery was made usingRead the story …
UM Physicists Celebrate Nobel Prize-Winning Discovery
Historic gravitational wave observation made in 2015 recognized as breakthrough in modern physics
October 3, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Physics researchers at the University of Mississippi are elated over news that colleagues involved in the groundbreaking discovery of gravitational waves in 2015 were awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday (Oct. 3). Rainer Weiss, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, both ofRead the story …