Astronomy and Astrophysics

Was Mars doomed to be a desert? Study proposes new explanation

UChicago-led analysis of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why planet was likely harsh desert for most of recent past

New measure of the universe’s expansion suggests resolution of a conflict

Team led by UChicago scientist Wendy Freedman using James Webb Space Telescope finds no evidence of tension in Hubble Constant

Possible sign of life in deep space faces new doubts

UChicago analysis of new and old data suggests the signal is weak and explainable by other molecules

The long and strange lives of Enrico Fermi’s accelerator building at UChicago

Campus space has shaped scientific research, from cosmic rays to the Higgs boson to dinosaur fossils

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