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Earth-like planets may be an inevitability
Our planet is often thought of as unique in the galaxy, with just the right conditions to support an atmosphere, liquid water and ultimately life. In fact, water is actually much more common in planets across the galaxy than anyone would have imagined just a few years ago. One of the challenges researchers face today...
Prineha Narang Named 2023 Guggenheim Fellow
Professor Prineha Narang, UCLA’s Howard Reiss Chair in Physical Sciences, has been awarded the 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship. The physical world — from gas giants in the solar system, to living organisms, and even particles — exists in a state of nonequilibrium. Narang’s research aims to better understand the dynamics of nonequilibrium states in nature –...
UCLA-led study explains how one of Saturn’s moons ejects particles from oceans beneath its surface
Although it is relatively small, Enceladus — the sixth largest of Saturn’s 83 moons — has been considered by astronomers to be one of the more compelling bodies in our solar system. Enceladus stands apart from other celestial bodies because of both its appearance and its behavior. It has the whitest and most reflective surface...
A mysterious object is being dragged into the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center
For two decades, scientists have observed an elongated object named X7 near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and wondered what it was. Was it pulled off a larger structure nearby? Was its unusual form the result of stellar winds or was it shaped by jets of particles from the...
Explore the Master’s in Applied Chemical Sciences
A new degree program in the department of chemistry and biochemistry.
Explore the Master of Quantum Science & Technology program
Quantum Information Science (QIS) is at the cutting edge of technology, research, and education. It brings together scientists and engineers from a wide range of disciplines including physics, materials science, electrical engineering, computer science, chemistry, and mathematics. Now, a brand new professional degree program at UCLA will place innumerable opportunities within QIS into the hands...
UCLA astronomers discover more than 300 possible new exoplanets
Findings also include a distinctive planetary system with two gas giants.
A UCLA student is working to protect firefighters from cancer
Too many firefighters are dying of cancer. UCLA’s Ph.D. student Derek Urwin aims to change that.
UCLA Professor explains benefits and uses of machine learning
Machine learning is a new tool that is being used more and more everyday across different disciplines. Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Jacob Bortnik illustrates the diverse ways to apply machine learning to Earth and space sciences in his Eos publication. Machine learning uses large and complex data steps to reveal unanticipated patterns and...
Interview with new faculty Chenfanfu Jiang
Meet Chenfanfu Jiang—an extraordinary mathematician that will be joining the UCLA Physical Sciences Division during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Geologists solve half-century mystery of a two billion year old rock holding animal traces
Geologists have been baffled by perforations in an Australian quartzite rock, identical in shape to burrows made in sands by crustaceans; the original sandy sediment is a billion years older than the oldest known animals. An international team of scientists has now resolved the mystery.