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.

Scientists release new survey of the biggest objects in the universe

UChicago-led study analyzes massive galaxy clusters mapped by the Dark Energy Survey, offers new way to probe cosmic laws

New measure of the universe’s expansion suggests resolution of a conflict

Team led by UChicago scientist Wendy Freedman using James Webb Space Telescope finds no evidence of tension in Hubble Constant

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

UChicago-led analysis measures universe expansion rate, finds there may not be a ‘Hubble tension’

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