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Illustration of two spheres, in shades of purple and pink, that represent a neutron star as seen from Earth.

Neutron Star Insights Move from Theoretical to Data-Driven

Neutron stars — dead stars with a mass of up to two times our Sun squeezed into a ball the size of New Hampshire’s coastline — are among the densest objects in the universe. The composition of their interior holds clues to the expansion of the universe and the creation of black holes. Ph.D.... Read More

Recent Stories

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    - Healing Hydrogel
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  • Chanda Prescod-Weinstein stands in front of a chalkboard with equations
    - New to the Faculty
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  • Mike Paglia and Dave Hallal in an empty warehouse
    - Biotech Innovators
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    - Sculpture Spaces
    Assistant professor of sculpture Sachiko Akiyama received a major grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Read More
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    - Hacking for Good
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    - Top Tier
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    - Inspiring Leadership
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  • UNH's Brenda K. Hess-McAskill  and Julia Zabkar '21 with two rescue ponies
    - For the Love of Horses
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    - Crawleys, Curated
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    Seventeen portraits of J.D. Salinger were recently digitized and are available for licensing through UNHInnovation. Read More