Kavli News

01/07/2009

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Discovers Slew of New Pulsars

Four months into its mission, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered 12 never-before-seen pulsars and observed gamma-ray pulses from 18 others.

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01/02/2009

UCSD Seminar: Morality and the Social Brain

UCSD provides a seminar open to the public on morality and the social brain.

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12/16/2008

Study of galaxy clusters detects growth-stifling dark energy

A study of galaxy clusters independently confirms that the universe is expanding at an accelerating pace.

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12/10/2008

Dimmest Star-Like Objects Discovered

The two faintest star-like objects ever found have been spotted by a team led by MIT physicist Adam Burgasser.

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12/09/2008

Lights, Camera, Render: Visualizing the Universe

Within a red plume of hydrogen gas a brilliant white spot forms. The spot expands and quickly explodes into an orange and red cloud.

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11/12/2008

President Bush Honors U.S. Recipients of the 2008 Kavli Prize

President George W. Bush and his Science Advisor, Dr. John Marburger honored the first U.S. recipients of the Kavli Prize.

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11/11/2008

Light Triggers a New Code for Brain Cells

Brain cells can adopt a new chemical code in response to cues from the outside world, scientists working with tadpoles at the University of California, San Diego report.

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