Stars

Scientists find one of the most ancient stars that formed in another galaxy The tumultuous heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud

Scientists find one of the most ancient stars that formed in another galaxy

Stars from the Large Magellanic Cloud reveal new hints about how the universe got its elements

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

Discovery by UChicago astrophysicists may change our picture of how stars explode and elements are made

Supernova forensics: Eight years later, an explosion far out in space is still revealing secrets about the lives of stars Telescope image of large galaxy with small spot circled

Supernova forensics: Eight years later, an explosion far out in space is still revealing secrets about the lives of stars

Study including University of Chicago researchers analyzes aftermath of 2014 supernova

Twelve for dinner: How the Milky Way ‘ate’ smaller star clusters and galaxies Artist illustration of galaxy with differnt colored lines tracing paths of stellar streams

Twelve for dinner: How the Milky Way ‘ate’ smaller star clusters and galaxies

Study including UChicago scientists creates map of nearby stellar streams and dark matter

‘There may not be a conflict after all’ in expanding universe debate Illustration of a bright light at the center of a reddish star

‘There may not be a conflict after all’ in expanding universe debate

Aging stars provide a new cosmological yardstick Telescope image focused on a red star

Aging stars provide a new cosmological yardstick

UChicago researchers verify a new method of measuring distances to faraway galaxies

Dark Energy Survey releases catalog of nearly 700 million astronomical objects to the public Image of the night sky taken by the Dark Energy Survey, featuring several spiral galaxies and many stars

Dark Energy Survey releases catalog of nearly 700 million astronomical objects to the public

UChicago undergrads discover bright lensed galaxy in the early universe image of zoom session of class with undergrads, TA and professor

UChicago undergrads discover bright lensed galaxy in the early universe

UChicago scientists teach a neural net to find baby star flares X-class solar flare

UChicago scientists teach a neural net to find baby star flares

Artificial intelligence helps understand the evolution of young stars and their planets

New telescope reveals most detailed images of sun’s surface Bubbles and cracks image of the sun surface

New telescope reveals most detailed images of sun’s surface

Inouye Solar Telescope to play critical role in better understanding sun, space weather