Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Scientists find an unusual star that hints at a new way stars can die Artist rendition of an explosion that generated an unusual star

Scientists find an unusual star that hints at a new way stars can die

Donald G. York honored for ‘exceptional vision’ in helping to found the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Prof. Emeritus Don York stands in front of a chalkboard with arms folded

Donald G. York honored for ‘exceptional vision’ in helping to found the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

A UChicago astronomer’s decades-long quest to map millions of stars Astronomer Richard Kron works at Yerkes Observatory with an unidentified UChicago student (c. 1995)

A UChicago astronomer’s decades-long quest to map millions of stars

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

Sloan Digital Sky Survey Changes the Face of Astronomy

Sloan Digital Sky Survey Changes the Face of Astronomy


Steve Koppes