Edwin Hubble

Stamps of approval: Katharine Graham latest UChicagoan to appear on postage Katharine Graham stamp

Stamps of approval: Katharine Graham latest UChicagoan to appear on postage

Alum and former Washington Post publisher honored by U.S. Postal Service

Hubble pushed beyond limits to spot clumps of new stars in distant galaxy An illustration portrays what distant star-formation regions might look like up close

Hubble pushed beyond limits to spot clumps of new stars in distant galaxy

Michael S. Turner to address ‘Quarks and the Cosmos’ in April 17 Ryerson Lecture

Michael S. Turner to address ‘Quarks and the Cosmos’ in April 17 Ryerson Lecture

Astronaut takes Hubble basketball globetrotting

Astronaut takes Hubble basketball globetrotting

Century-old relic to be passed around on telescope repair mission.


Steve Koppes

Sloan Digital Sky Survey Changes the Face of Astronomy

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

The Hubble constant, explained The Hubble Constant, explained

The Hubble constant, explained

One of the most important numbers in cosmology, the Hubble constant tells us how fast the universe is expanding, which in turn tells us the age of the universe and its history.

NASA space missions named after UChicago scientists

NASA space missions named after UChicago scientists

To date, six spacefaring missions have been named in honor of scientists affiliated with the University of Chicago—a number which underscores the school's legacy of excellence in astronomy and astrophysics. 

UChicago scientists Edwin Hubble, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Nancy Grace Roman, Enrico Fermi, and Arthur Holly Compton all received the honor of a named spacecraft posthumously. In 2017, Prof. Eugene Parker also became the first living person to have a NASA mission named after him: the Parker Solar Probe.

NASA space missions named after UChicago scientists

<p>To date, six spacefaring missions have been named in honor of scientists affiliated with the University of Chicago</p>