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2.26.25

WashU-led astrophysics mission lands its spot on space station

12.6.24

Prof Li Yang has been selected into the list of the world’s most 'highly cited' scientific researchers

11.25.24

Yang installed as Albert Gordon Hill Professor of Physics

11.25.24

What is the solar maximum?

10.16.24

NASA balloons study atmosphere and cosmos
9.24.24

WashU-led team launches space mission with quantum sensor technology
9.23.24

APS Dissertation Award
9.19.24

Franken and Wessel win NIH grant to study how artificial and biological brains process video imagery
This Hubble Space Telescope mosaic shows a portion of the immense Coma galaxy cluster. This Hubble Space Telescope mosaic shows a portion of the immense Coma galaxy cluster — containing more than 1,000 galaxies — located 300 million light-years away. The
8.22.24

Meet our new Physics faculty

8.15.24

Shooting for the Moon
8.6.24

Chang'e 6 brought rocks from the far side of the Moon back to Earth − a planetary scientist explains what this sample could hold
The students of Physics 191 celebrate the Water Rocket Competition
7.19.24

Blasting Off to the Future of Physics Education at WashU

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