Moon may have formed through Earth’s collision with close neighbor, study finds
Meteorites, lunar samples help scientists unravel the 4.5-billion-year-old mystery of ‘Theia’
Scientists unite to explore origins of life
The Origins Federation Conference gathered researchers across disciplines in the search for how life emerged and evolved
Levitating disks could open a new window into the Earth’s upper atmosphere
Devices can levitate powered only by sunlight, could explore little-known areas
Was Mars doomed to be a desert? Study proposes new explanation
UChicago-led analysis of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why planet was likely harsh desert for most of recent past
For these students, a South Side beach is a geoscience laboratory
UChicago undergrads learn to ‘read’ the shoreline as they study coastal resilience
AI is good at weather forecasting. Can it predict freak weather events?
UChicago-led study tests neural networks’ ability to handle ‘gray swan’ events
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds evidence for long-ago CO2 atmosphere on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered minerals that indicate Mars once had a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere capable of supporting liquid water.
Scientists track sea ice loss with earthquake sensors
UChicago study uses seismological “background noise” from worldwide monitoring network to study Arctic
Lunar rocks help scientists pinpoint when the moon crystallized
UChicago scientists study samples from Apollo missions, reveal new details about lunar history