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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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May 14, 2018
New Webb Telescope data suggests our model of the universe may hold up after all Telescope image of a disc galaxy with many stars

New Webb Telescope data suggests our model of the universe may hold up after all

NASA’s Webb telescope peers into the boundary between day and night on a distant world Artist's illustration of the atmosphere of a reddish planet that is half in shadow

NASA’s Webb telescope peers into the boundary between day and night on a distant world

Atop a Chilean mountain, undergraduate students make cutting-edge astronomical observations Aerial photo of a telescope in the mountains

Atop a Chilean mountain, undergraduate students make cutting-edge astronomical observations

Scientists may have found the spot where our supermassive black hole “vents” Colorful altered-colored image view of space with a bright blob on one side labeled as the black hole and a second, smaller blue blur on the right side labeled "vent"

Scientists may have found the spot where our supermassive black hole “vents”

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

Initial results from South Pole Telescope SPT-3G camera hint at future insights about our universe South Pole Telescope

Initial results from South Pole Telescope SPT-3G camera hint at future insights about our universe

Records reveal hidden history of female astronomers at Yerkes Observatory An astronomer looks through a telescope

Records reveal hidden history of female astronomers at Yerkes Observatory

XRISM satellite launches to study the universe in different colors of X-rays Artist illustration of a tubular spacecraft in space, with wings extending out from both sides

XRISM satellite launches to study the universe in different colors of X-rays

NSF awards $52M to upgrade Simons Observatory in Chile to explore origins of universe Jeff McMahon in lab with telescope

NSF awards $52M to upgrade Simons Observatory in Chile to explore origins of universe

Surprise finding suggests ‘water worlds’ are more common than we thought Europa's Stunning Surface

Surprise finding suggests ‘water worlds’ are more common than we thought