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Quasars acting as strong gravitational lenses are among the rarest finds in astronomy. Out of nearly 300,000 quasars ...

In the late 1990s, two rival teams of astronomers discovered that the universe was expanding faster and faster. It was a ...

"This successful test marks a major step forward in the development of future satellite control systems." For the first time, ...

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Mandel looks back fondly on his time at the University.

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On Nov. 2, Kip Thorne took the stage at Harvey Mudd College’s Galileo Auditorium to recount his 50 year odyssey of making ...

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