Category Archives: Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

still photo from Hall's TEDxUGA presentation From Darkness to Discovery: The AI Hunt for Hidden Forming Exoplanets

 Physics & Astronomy March 26, 2025

UGA’s Hall named National Geographic Explorer

Two UGA students, Clayton Chilcutt and Samuel Lashley, were selected as finalists for their proposed names, Cardea and Tarriaksuk. Between now and January 1, the public is encouraged to vote for their favorite.

 Physics & Astronomy December 13, 2024

Two UGA students finalists in Radiolab contest to name one of Earth’s quasi-moons

An image of vast spiral arms in the AB Aurigae circumstellar disk.

 Physics & Astronomy September 06, 2024

New research challenges long-standing paradigm on planet formation

 Physics & Astronomy April 24, 2023

UGA researchers discover new planet outside solar system

 Physics & Astronomy February 07, 2023

Researchers focus AI on finding exoplanets

Blue gloves on a hand holding a solar nanophotonic device

 Physics & Astronomy August 16, 2022

Next-generation nanophotonics devices and applications come into view

Asteroid Vesta orbiting in the outer space as it passes through Mars.

 Physics & Astronomy August 31, 2021

Geologists propose theory about a famous asteroid

Event B is simultaneous with A in the green reference frame, but it occurred before in the blue frame, and will occur later in the red frame.

 Physics & Astronomy June 02, 2021

The structure of spacetime: Simultaneity

A rendering of a house beside a greenhouse on Mars

 Physics & Astronomy October 27, 2020

Geologists dig into question of Martian soil fertility

Yohannes Abate

 Physics & Astronomy August 16, 2019

Franklin College faculty member’s research contributes to discoveries