Physics and Astronomy

While the search for life on Mars continues, U of M scientists learn more about how life might function on its arid terrain.

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team developed a more energy-efficient, tunable superconducting diode — a promising component for future electronic devices — that could help scale up quantum computers for industry and improve artificial intelligence systems.

University of Minnesota-led research could help more accurately determine the Universe’s age

Using first-of-their-kind observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, a University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team looked more than 13 billion years into the past to discover a unique, minuscule galaxy that could help astronomers learn more about galaxies that were present shortly after the Big Bang.

An international research team led by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has measured the size of a star dating back more than 11 billion years ago using images that show the evolution of the star exploding and cooling. The research could help scientists learn more about the early universe.

A new U of M/NASA project allows volunteers to help astrophysicists categorize tens of thousands of stunning images taken from the Juno spacecraft.