Sloan Digital Sky Survey Changes the Face of Astronomy
272 stars gave their lives for the photo spread on cosmic explosions that graced pages 80 and 81 of the March 2007 National Geographic.
Steve Koppes
Dark energy, explained
Coined by University of Chicago astrophysicist Michael Turner in 1998, dark energy—the force causing the universe to expand faster over time—remains one of the great mysteries of physics.
Joshua A. Frieman
Title: Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Expertise: Dark energy, Dark Energy Survey
Departmental website: https://astrophysics.uchicago.edu/people/profile/joshua-a.-frieman/