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LZ sees surprising result in search for dark matter

Photo of the rogue super-massive black hole compresses gas in its wake, forming a long “contrail” of young, blue stars.

Physicists reconstruct the collision that launched a runaway black hole

August 24, 2026

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Photo Credit NASA, ESA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

The earliest quasars yet observed are shedding light on the infancy of our cosmos

July 6, 2026

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David Weld received the Brown Investigator award

May 18, 2026

Caltech Announces Eight Recipients of the 2026 National Brown Investigator Award

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UCSB’s David Gross wins Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

April 20, 2026

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On Physics: Black holes and quantum spacetime

April 9, 2026

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Physics researcher Skyler Palatnick awarded 51 Pegasi b Fellowship

April 7, 2026

Lightweight metasurface optics promise to reveal hidden exoplanets and signs of life beyond our solar system

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UCSB Physics Annual Newsletter 2025

UCSB Physics Annual Newsletter 2025

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Alumni Spotlight: Joe D’Anna, UCSB PhD 1996

Physics Newsletter 2024

2024 Physics Newsletter UC Santa Barbara Department of Physics Physics Newsletter 2024

Physics Newsletter 2024
UCSB Physics Annual Newsletter 2023

UCSB Physics Annual Newsletter 2023

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