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The physics of rapid ‘depressurization.’ Passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 could have died if blowout occurred above 40,000 feet, physicist says
NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examining fuselage plug area of the Alaska Airlines plane.

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The physics of rapid ‘depressurization.’ Passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 could have died if blowout occurred above 40,000 feet, physicist says

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Why you probably won’t see the Northern Lights in New England—despite early forecasts
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Why you probably won’t see the Northern Lights in New England—despite early forecasts

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Physicist explains why the Titan submersible’s carbon fiber was ineffective
The carbon fiber debris from the Titan submersible.

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Physicist explains why the Titan submersible’s carbon fiber was ineffective

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Physicist explains how Titan’s ‘catastrophic implosion’ might have happened–and what it meant for those on board
oceangate titan submersible underwater

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Physicist explains how Titan’s ‘catastrophic implosion’ might have happened–and what it meant for those on board

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Hockey physics: What are the forces responsible for a good slap shot? Naturally, we asked a physicist

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Hockey physics: What are the forces responsible for a good slap shot? Naturally, we asked a physicist

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‘I really look at Northeastern as a turning point in my life.’ How a co-op launched Joseph Heyman to NASA’s Hall of Honor
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‘I really look at Northeastern as a turning point in my life.’ How a co-op launched Joseph Heyman to NASA’s Hall of Honor

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Scientists have found proof of an ancient Martian ocean. It could mean we’re closer to finding life on Mars
the rocky surface of Mars

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Scientists have found proof of an ancient Martian ocean. It could mean we’re closer to finding life on Mars

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Northeastern’s Barabási receives prestigious prize from the American Physical Society
Albert-László Barabási looks at 3D network models laid out on a desk

Northeastern’s Barabási receives prestigious prize from the American Physical Society

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Northeastern co-op fulfills childhood dream by working at NASA

Northeastern co-op fulfills childhood dream by working at NASA

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Video: Webb telescope will alter view of cosmos, thanks to a Northeastern graduate
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Video: Webb telescope will alter view of cosmos, thanks to a Northeastern graduate

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His out-of-this-world discovery: Signals from billions of light years away
Dacheng Lin, research associate professor of physics.

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His out-of-this-world discovery: Signals from billions of light years away

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For Max Bi, physics + biology = a Sloan Research Fellowship
Northeastern assistant physics professor Max Bi poses for a portrait in his office on Huntington Ave. Bi recently earned the Sloan research fellowship.

For Max Bi, physics + biology = a Sloan Research Fellowship

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