Astronomy and Astrophysics

Ripples in space-time could provide clues to missing components of the universe Illustration of merging black holes and the ripples of gravity created around them

Ripples in space-time could provide clues to missing components of the universe

Peter O. Vandervoort, astrophysicist and beloved UChicago mentor, 1935-2020 Prof. Emeritus Peter O. Vandervoort, 2009

Peter O. Vandervoort, astrophysicist and beloved UChicago mentor, 1935-2020

Astronomer Andrea Ghez on the responsibility that comes with a Nobel Prize Andrea Ghez receives Nobel medal

Astronomer Andrea Ghez on the responsibility that comes with a Nobel Prize

UChicago scientists teach a neural net to find baby star flares X-class solar flare

UChicago scientists teach a neural net to find baby star flares

The scientists who are hoping for a supernova Photo of a supernova surrounded by stars

The scientists who are hoping for a supernova

Two $5 million gifts to support Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics David N. Schramm

Two $5 million gifts to support Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

UChicago scientist Robert Rosner elected to presidency of the American Physical Society Prof. Robert Rosner

UChicago scientist Robert Rosner elected to presidency of the American Physical Society

NSF grant accelerates development for one of the world’s most powerful telescopes Giant Magellan Telescope rendering at night

NSF grant accelerates development for one of the world’s most powerful telescopes

UChicago to partner with Berkeley Lab to build next-gen cosmic microwave background experiment Simons Observatory at the Atacama Desert in Chile

UChicago to partner with Berkeley Lab to build next-gen cosmic microwave background experiment

UChicago study illuminates fates of distant planetary atmospheres Extrasolar Planets

UChicago study illuminates fates of distant planetary atmospheres