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Simulations Explain Abundance of Bright Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn

by Greg Watry
October 03, 2023

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‘Oppenheimer’ and UC Davis

by Andy Fell
August 07, 2023

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Making Better Measurements of the Composition of Galaxies

by Andy Fell
April 20, 2023

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Newly Discovered Gravitational Lenses Could Reveal Ancient Galaxies and the Nature of Dark Matter

by Bill Condie
September 29, 2022

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Ultracold Atoms Enable Quantum Discoveries

by Jade Boyd
September 06, 2022

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LUX-ZEPLIN Dark Matter Detector Starts Up

by Berkeley Lab Media Relations
July 18, 2022

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Astronomers Look Forward to Webb Telescope Projects

by Andy Fell
July 13, 2022

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Momentum Computing: the Next Cool Thing?

by Andy Fell
June 22, 2022

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Long Ago, Far Away and Hard to See

by Andy Fell
June 22, 2022

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Ghostly ‘Mirror World’ Might Be Behind Cosmic Controversy

by Andy Fell
April 15, 2022

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Heavier Than Expected Particle Raises Questions About Standard Model

by Andy Fell
April 08, 2022

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Holding on to Helium: With Prices Rising, Physics Department Recycles

by Becky Oskin
December 03, 2021

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New, Third Type of Supernova Observed

by Andy Fell
June 28, 2021

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