• Schedule of PUP Book Signings at Joint Mathematics Meeting 2013 (#JMM13)

    Updated: 2013-01-11 00:00:42
    New in Print March Mathness Election 101 PUP Home Blog Jan 10 2013 Schedule of PUP Book Signings at Joint Mathematics Meeting 2013 JMM13 by Jessica Pellien Filed in : Mathematics Twitter 2:22pm EST Princeton University Press is hosting several book signings at the Joint Mathematics Meetings this week . Stop by Booth 311 to meet the following : authors Thursday , January 10, 2013 1:30 Alex Hahn author of Mathematical Excursions to the World’s Great Buildings 3:00 Mike Starbird co-author of The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking Friday , January 11, 2013 11:00 Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham co-authors of Magical Mathematics 1:00 Dana Mackenzie author of The Universe in Zero Words 3:00 Siobhan Roberts author of Wind Wizard This entry was posted on Thursday , January 10th , 2013 at 2:22 pm . You

  • HOW CLIMATE WORKS (Part 8) — Caltech’s Andrew Ingersoll on Planetary Climates

    Updated: 2013-01-09 00:10:59
    Part 8 from the How Climate Works symposium brings us Andrew Ingersoll of the California Institute of Technology on planetary climates. This fall we will be publishing his book of the same toipc PLANETARY CLIMATES.

  • New Physics and Astrophysics Catalog!

    Updated: 2013-01-05 03:50:36
    New in Print March Mathness Election 101 PUP Home Blog Jan 4 2013 New Physics and Astrophysics Catalog by Kathryn Lopez Filed in : Astrophysics Physics Twitter 5:47pm EST Be among the first to check out our new physics and astrophysics catalog http : press.princeton.edu catalogs physics13.pdf Of particular interest are our forthcoming titles including William H . Waller’s navigation of a journey through The Milky Way : An Insider’s Guide and Jeremiah P . Ostriker and Simon Mitton’s rich Heart of Darkness : Unraveling the Mysteries of the Invisible Universe Also noteworthy are A . Zee’s unique Einstein Gravity in a Nutshell and Anupam Garg’s comprehensive Classical Electromagnetism in a Nutshell each of our In a Nutshell series–a concise , accessible , and up-to-date collection of textbooks

  • From Super to Ultra: Just How Big Can Black Holes Get?

    Updated: 2012-12-18 05:00:00
    Some of the biggest black holes in the Universe may actually be even bigger than previously thought, according to a study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

  • Does This Trampoline Violate the Laws of Physics Cosmic Variance

    Updated: 2012-12-17 16:14:35
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  • Revealing Hidden Black Holes

    Updated: 2012-12-13 05:00:00
    This composite image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3627, located about 30 million light years from Earth.

  • Transition Cosmic Variance

    Updated: 2012-12-06 15:20:57
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  • Searching for the Best Black Hole Recipe

    Updated: 2012-12-06 05:00:00
    NGC 922 was formed by the collision between two galaxies - one seen in this image and another located outside the field of view.

  • Dave Brubeck Cosmic Variance

    Updated: 2012-12-05 22:01:08
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  • Watching the Wind Cosmic Variance

    Updated: 2012-12-05 04:49:51
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  • Cosmic Variance

    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:40:20
    CURRENT ISSUE SUBSCRIBE DIGITAL EDITIONS RENEW GIVE A GIFT ARCHIVES CUSTOMER SERVICE THE MAGAZINE BLOGS HEALTH MEDICINE MIND BRAIN TECHNOLOGY SPACE PHYSICS LIVING WORLD ENVIRONMENT PHOTOS RSS MAGAZINE BLOGS TOPICS PHOTOS SEARCH RSS MAGAZINE TOPICS PHOTOS SEARCH Login Logout Newsletter RSS Customer Service Close Menu BLOGS Disco Blog 80beats Cosmic Variance Visual Science Gene Expression Not Exactly Rocket Science The Crux The Loom Cosmic Variance Freshening Up By Sean Carroll November 29, 2012 10:09 am You may have noticed that all the Discover blogs now have a new look . One that is still being tweaked , so don’t expect to see my headshot up there for very long . In fact the whole site has been updated , so there may have been some issues in page loading times and so on . All Continue

  • Discover Magazine The latest in science and technology news blogs and articles About Discover magazi

    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:40:15
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  • Discover Magazine The latest in science and technology news blogs and articles Space Physics

    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:40:14
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  • Discover Magazine The latest in science and technology news blogs and articles Our Magazine

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    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:40:11
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  • Freshening Up Cosmic Variance

    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:40:09
    CURRENT ISSUE SUBSCRIBE DIGITAL EDITIONS RENEW GIVE A GIFT ARCHIVES CUSTOMER SERVICE THE MAGAZINE BLOGS HEALTH MEDICINE MIND BRAIN TECHNOLOGY SPACE PHYSICS LIVING WORLD ENVIRONMENT PHOTOS RSS MAGAZINE BLOGS TOPICS PHOTOS SEARCH RSS MAGAZINE TOPICS PHOTOS SEARCH Login Logout Newsletter RSS Customer Service Close Menu BLOGS Disco Blog 80beats Cosmic Variance Visual Science Gene Expression Not Exactly Rocket Science The Crux The Loom Cosmic Variance Reviews Freshening Up By Sean Carroll November 29, 2012 10:09 am You may have noticed that all the Discover blogs now have a new look . One that is still being tweaked , so don’t expect to see my headshot up there for very long . In fact the whole site has been updated , so there may have been some issues in page loading times and so on . All part

  • Discover Magazine The latest in science and technology news blogs and articles Tags

    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:40:08
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    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:40:07
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    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:40:06
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  • Cosmic Variance

    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:39:59
    CURRENT ISSUE SUBSCRIBE DIGITAL EDITIONS RENEW GIVE A GIFT ARCHIVES CUSTOMER SERVICE THE MAGAZINE BLOGS HEALTH MEDICINE MIND BRAIN TECHNOLOGY SPACE PHYSICS LIVING WORLD ENVIRONMENT PHOTOS RSS MAGAZINE BLOGS TOPICS PHOTOS SEARCH RSS MAGAZINE TOPICS PHOTOS SEARCH Login Logout Newsletter RSS Customer Service Close Menu BLOGS Disco Blog 80beats Cosmic Variance Visual Science Gene Expression Not Exactly Rocket Science The Crux The Loom Cosmic Variance Freshening Up By Sean Carroll November 29, 2012 10:09 am You may have noticed that all the Discover blogs now have a new look . One that is still being tweaked , so don’t expect to see my headshot up there for very long . In fact the whole site has been updated , so there may have been some issues in page loading times and so on . All Continue

  • Cosmic Variance

    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:39:56
    CURRENT ISSUE SUBSCRIBE DIGITAL EDITIONS RENEW GIVE A GIFT ARCHIVES CUSTOMER SERVICE THE MAGAZINE BLOGS HEALTH MEDICINE MIND BRAIN TECHNOLOGY SPACE PHYSICS LIVING WORLD ENVIRONMENT PHOTOS RSS MAGAZINE BLOGS TOPICS PHOTOS SEARCH RSS MAGAZINE TOPICS PHOTOS SEARCH Login Logout Newsletter RSS Customer Service Close Menu BLOGS Disco Blog 80beats Cosmic Variance Visual Science Gene Expression Not Exactly Rocket Science The Crux The Loom Cosmic Variance Freshening Up By Sean Carroll November 29, 2012 10:09 am You may have noticed that all the Discover blogs now have a new look . One that is still being tweaked , so don’t expect to see my headshot up there for very long . In fact the whole site has been updated , so there may have been some issues in page loading times and so on . All Continue

  • Cosmic Variance

    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:39:55
    CURRENT ISSUE SUBSCRIBE DIGITAL EDITIONS RENEW GIVE A GIFT ARCHIVES CUSTOMER SERVICE THE MAGAZINE BLOGS HEALTH MEDICINE MIND BRAIN TECHNOLOGY SPACE PHYSICS LIVING WORLD ENVIRONMENT PHOTOS RSS MAGAZINE BLOGS TOPICS PHOTOS SEARCH RSS MAGAZINE TOPICS PHOTOS SEARCH Login Logout Newsletter RSS Customer Service Close Menu BLOGS Disco Blog 80beats Cosmic Variance Visual Science Gene Expression Not Exactly Rocket Science The Crux The Loom Cosmic Variance Freshening Up By Sean Carroll November 29, 2012 10:09 am You may have noticed that all the Discover blogs now have a new look . One that is still being tweaked , so don’t expect to see my headshot up there for very long . In fact the whole site has been updated , so there may have been some issues in page loading times and so on . All Continue

  • Record-Setting X-ray Jet Discovered

    Updated: 2012-11-28 05:00:00
    A jet of X-rays from a supermassive black hole 12.4 billion light years from Earth has been detected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This is the most distant X-ray jet ever observed.

  • Sean Carroll Guests Coast to Coast AM

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  • X-rays from a Reborn Planetary Nebula

    Updated: 2012-11-15 05:00:00
    These images of the planetary nebula Abell 30, (a.k.a. A30), show one of the clearest views ever obtained of a special phase of evolution for these objects.

  • Probing a Nearby Stellar Cradle

    Updated: 2012-11-07 05:00:00
    The Milky Way and other galaxies in the universe harbor many young star clusters and associations that each contain hundreds to thousands of hot, massive, young stars known as O and B stars.

  • Revealing a Mini-Supermassive Black Hole

    Updated: 2012-10-24 06:00:00
    One of the lowest mass supermassive black holes ever observed in the middle of a galaxy has been identified, thanks to NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other observatories.

  • A Planetary Nebula Gallery

    Updated: 2012-10-10 06:00:00
    This gallery shows four planetary nebulas from the first systematic survey of such objects in the solar neighborhood made with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

  • Milky Way is Surrounded by Huge Halo of Hot Gas

    Updated: 2012-09-24 06:00:00
    Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to find evidence our Milky Way Galaxy is embedded in an enormous halo of hot gas that extends for hundreds of thousands of light years.

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