N3AS Newscenter

  • A cartoon depicting detectors in space, between which exist atom clouds and, outside their beam, a dark matter clump.

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    Hunting Dark Matter with Atom Gradiometers

    Gravitational wave detectors are designed with extraordinary sensitivity to the tiniest fluctuations in spacetime, motivated by the detection of gravitational waves from merging black holes in the universe.

  • George Fuller

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    N3AS Member George Fuller Elected to National Academy of Sciences

    It was recently announced that George Fuller has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences, as a part of the class of 2026. Election, which recognizes distinguished […]

  • Rock formation on ocean in Santa Cruz, with seagulls flying

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    2026 N3AS Summer School

    The N3AS-sponsored Summer School on Multi-Messenger Astrophysics is intended for advanced graduate students and beginning postdoctoral researchers interested in nuclear and particle astrophysics. Applications due June 5, 2025.

  • Graphic depiction of axions and axion-like particles

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    Whispers of the Stars: The Tale of ²³Na and Elusive Axions

    In the crushing heat and density of stellar interiors, ordinary matter behaves in extraordinary ways, and, if some bold ideas in theoretical physics are correct, stars may also be producing entirely new kinds of particles: axions and axion-like particles, or ALPs.

  • View of campanile tower through spring blossoms

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    Spring 2026 Undergraduate Research Program

    Students in the BURN@N3AS undergraduate program work with a scientific mentor to develop their research, and also have a career mentor. Students are directly supported by N3AS, and participate in […]


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