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
Surprise finding suggests ‘water worlds’ are more common than we thought
Analysis finds evidence for many exoplanets made of water and rock around small stars
NASA’s new flagship telescope just released its beautiful first images of the universe
Nebulas, galaxy clusters among first batch of images from James Webb Space Telescope, successor to Hubble
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
Study including UChicago scientists creates map of nearby stellar streams and dark matter
James Webb Space Telescope to offer humanity an unprecedented look at universe
Scientists hope launch of remarkable instrument will help explore previously ‘unanswerable’ questions
Priorities for next 10 years of astronomy include exoplanets, early days of universe
Astro2020 survey prioritizes UChicago-affiliated projects such as Giant Magellan Telescope, CMB-S4