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.

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

Records reveal hidden history of female astronomers at Yerkes Observatory

UChicago team chronicles dozens of women who worked and made discoveries in early 20th century

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

Data to reveal flows of matter and energy close to black holes, elemental makeup of the universe

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

Improvements include improved receiver, solar panels to power the observatory and data processing pipeline