Telescopes and cosmos

From Edwin Hubble to the Giant Magellan Telescope Project, the University of Chicago has been at the forefront of advancements in telescope technology, leading to new and revolutionary cosmological discoveries.

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Wendy Freedman

Big Brains podcast explores how world’s largest telescope might glimpse universe’s birth

Podcast explores how telescope might glimpse universe’s birth
South Pole Telescope

Next-gen camera for South Pole Telescope takes data on early universe

Giant Magellan Telescope site

Excavation begins on Giant Magellan Telescope site in Chile

The Sun

NASA’s Parker Probe will venture closer than ever to the sun to explore its mysterious atmosphere


Science Magazine

Solar Probe Named After U Of C Professor

Solar Probe Named After U Of C Professor


WBBM News Radio 780

World’s Next Largest Telescope Hopes to Answer Question of Life Beyond Earth


WTTW

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Countdown begins for launch of NASA mission named after UChicago Prof. Eugene Parker

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More than 1.1 million names installed on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe

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Big Brains podcast explores how world’s largest telescope might glimpse universe’s birth

UChicago activities at Yerkes Observatory to end in 2018

Gene Parker

Award honors Prof. Eugene Parker’s lifetime of physics research