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For the last decade, the MSU Observatory Research Program has provided undergraduate and graduate students alike with real-world research experience and helped them to decide if astrophysics is the right career path.

Students and faculty are building sensors that will be embedded deep within Antarctic ice to shed new light on the origins of the universe

In the early 1930s, scientists discovered that some atomic nuclei were more stable than others. These nuclei had specific numbers of protons or neutrons, or magic numbers.

Michigan State University has named Johannes Pollanen as the inaugural Cowen Distinguished Chair in Experimental Physics.

Tyler Cocker received a prestigious 2024 Early Career Research Award from the Department of Energy (DOE) for research that uses a technique he pioneered to study atomic motion in materials.

Norman Birge, Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been appointed Interim Associate Dean of Associate Dean of Budget, Planning, Research, and Administration in the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University.

A new technique reveals single atom misfits and could help design better semiconductors used in modern and future electronics

The first results from FRIB’s precision measurement program measure the mass of a rare isotope

Spartans have uncovered new information about the galaxy’s central black hole, Sagittarius A*

FRIB reserachers are helping solve complex computational problems with a new method called wavefunction matching.

Elias Aydi shares the story of a star explosion that will soon light up the night sky

FRIB researchers lead effort to merge nuclear physics experiments and astronomical observations

An MSU astronomer shares what you need to know for this and other out-of-this-world events on the horizon.