Proposal touts value of broader, less detailed studies of exoplanets

In a debate hosted by the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics , six scientists argued whether remote sensing will reveal evidence of extant life on an exoplanet—any planet outside of...Read more

Article cites Asst. Prof. Dorian Abbot, who explains why increased cloud cover leads to a more habitable climate on a planet

Massive terrestrial planets, called “super-Earths,” are known to be common in Earth’s galaxy, the Milky Way. Now a Northwestern University astrophysicist and a University of Chicago geophysicist report the odds...Read more

Four University of Chicago scholars—Dorian Abbot, assistant professor of geophysical sciences, Emir Kamenica, associate professor of economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Jacob Waldbauer, the Neubauer...Read more

New faculty members to explore potential for other Earthlike planets