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PhysAstro Outreach completes a vibrant year of engagement
Take a look back at some of the hits of Physics and Astronomy Outreach; notable firsts, continuing favorites, and building blocks of what is yet to come. Dr. David Sederberg, Outreach Coordinator for the Department reflects, “like every year in the past, we did a number of things we never did before with success – big things like AstroCamp and Quantum Open House. And the things we did do before, we did better.”
Stunning images of cosmic dance between galaxies captured by Webb Telescope
COURTHOUSE NEWS — NASA has released new images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope of two interacting galaxies dubbed by the space agency as the “Penguin and Egg.” Purdue University associate professor of physics and astronomy Danny Milisavljevic explains why infrared helps the NASA team get such better pictures of the Penguin and Egg galaxies.
Watch These Supernovas Explode Across Time
NEW YORK TIMES — For the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA produced ghostly time-lapse videos of two centuries-old stellar eruptions. This article cites images of Cassiopeia A taken by the James Webb Space Telescope for research from Prof. Danny Milisavljevic, of Purdue PhysAstro. (Subscription required)
Purdue researchers trap atoms, forcing them to serve as photonic transistors
Researchers at Purdue University have trapped alkali atoms (cesium) on an integrated photonic circuit, which behaves like a transistor for photons (the smallest energy unit of light) similar to electronic transistors. These trapped atoms demonstrate the potential to build a quantum network based on cold-atom integrated nanophotonic circuits. The team, led by Chen-Lung Hung, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the Purdue University College of Science, published their discovery in the American Physical Society’s Physical Review X.
CNN's The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper: Are We Alone In The Universe?
CNN — Kristin Fisher interviews astronomers, including Prof. Danny Milisavljevic of Purdue PhysAstro, involved in the Webb Telescope's exploration of deep space and dark matter, examining its potential to answer fundamental questions about the universe: Where do we come from, and are we alone?
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