Astronomy and Astrophysics

Scientists probe the atmosphere of a planet 340 light-years away

Technique opens ‘new window’ to understanding planets in other solar systems

To watch a comet form, a spacecraft could tag along for a journey toward the sun

‘Centaurs’ near Jupiter could provide unique opportunity to learn about solar system, says UChicago scientist

Dust collected from a speeding asteroid analyzed with massive accelerator

Argonne, UChicago scientists among the first to study asteroid fragments from Hayabusa2 spacecraft

Event Horizon Telescope takes pioneering image of massive jet spewing from black hole

UChicago-led South Pole Telescope helps pinpoint location of supermassive black hole in galaxy Centaurus A