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Physics and astronomy

Nebula
'Hubble Tension'
Cosmic crisis quelled?
Published Nov 28, 2018
Hopkins theorists suggest that an exotic form of dark energy is responsible for a discrepancy in the rate at which the universe expands
Stars observed by scientists
Astronomy
Elusive star has origins close to Big Bang
Published Nov 5, 2018 Video
The newly discovered star's composition indicates that, in a cosmic family tree, it could be as little as one generation removed from the Big Bang
Dark matter's cooling property
Published March 5, 2018
New findings published in 'Nature' suggest dark matter can absorb heat energy, as JHU researchers predicted
The moon appears in a reddish orange glow
Outer space
Super blue blood moon rising
Published Jan 30, 2018
Space Fellow Kirsten Hall sheds light on the three converging lunar events that will take place Wednesday morning and won't reoccur for another 37 years
Image shows a ray of light silhouetting a planet in outer space
Space exploration
What makes a planet a planet?
Published Jan 23, 2018
Astrophysicist proposes an upper size limit on what should be considered planets
Natalia Drichko
Quantum science
Physicist among group awarded NSF grant
Published Aug 24, 2017
JHU's Natalia Drichko is part of a group of scientists to organize grad, post-doc summer school for quantum technology
Kate Rubins
Space@Hopkins
Astronaut Kate Rubins to visit JHU
Published April 18, 2017
First person to ever sequence DNA in space visits Hopkins for a talk about her experiments, experiences aboard the International Space Station
Black hole illustration
Astrophysics
Can one cosmic mystery help solve another?
Published Aug 24, 2016
Astrophysicists from Johns Hopkins propose using mysterious fast radio bursts to help detect dark matter
Royal Society University Research Fellowship
Published Sept 19, 2014
Jens Chluba is one of only five fellows in astronomy and astrophysics this year