We are thrilled to share the science of the James Webb Telescope (JWST) and how UCI scientists are involved in using this incredible tool for their work. The JWST is a successor of the Hubble telescope and is one of the finest telescopes humanity has ever built, with the most giant mirror for any space…Continue Reading What is JWST
Dark matter is a mysterious substance that has evaded all of our attempts at directly detecting it in our experiments on Earth. Dark matter is an important ingredient of the Universe’s evolution as it is the foundation upon which galaxies form – without it we would not exist in the solar system we find ourselves…Continue Reading How to Use Asteroids to Look for Dark Matter
Sophia Gad-Nasr is a 6th year Ph.D. student studying cosmology and astroparticle physics. Sophia was recently awarded the Zuckerman Postdoctoral Fellowship, and will be doing a postdoc at Technion in Israel. She is an avid science communicator, teaching thousands of people about the Universe. Throughout her academic career, she has been dedicated to outreach from…Continue Reading Student Spotlight: Sophia Gad-Nasr