Physics

University of Utah professor, Anil Seth, PhD student, Max Gabriel, and colleagues recently published important evidence regarding a previously undiscovered black hole in the star cluster Omega Centauri.

Avalanche danger in the Utah mountains has been high this year. Listen to hear what a ski patroller and a physicist can teach us about why avalanches happen and how to stay safe on the slopes.

The "project of physics" will never be complete, but some scientists in the 19th century thought there was little left to explore. Thankfully, that wasn't the case.

At the next Science Unwrapped on Nov. 4, Rob Davies will define exponential growth and how it relates to viruses, economic growth and humanity’s impact on the planet.

New research shows LGBT+ physicists often face hostile work environments that result in many of them leaving the field. Results from new research reveal the importance of diversity and inclusion.

Many students and scientists at USU will be waking up before sunrise on Christmas Day to watch the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, an engineering marvel 25 years in the making.

Exploding balloons got people’s attention at Friday’s Utah State Physics’ November Demo Show, but it was USU physics professor James Coburn’s non-stop…

Today on the program we’re talking about black holes — places in space where the pull of gravity is so strong that light can’t escape. But gravity is just…

Since the unification of the northern and southern dynasties in China 1,500 years ago, Chinese chefs have been making fried rice. And if you have never…

This week on the show, we're talking about the science behind Hurricane Dorian, a "rat-pocalypse," a new human ancestor, and poison dart frogs. Everybody…