Latest findings from the South Pole Telescope bolster our model of the universe
Analysis of cosmic microwave background reinforces Hubble constant measurement
The long and strange lives of Enrico Fermi’s accelerator building at UChicago
Campus space has shaped scientific research, from cosmic rays to the Higgs boson to dinosaur fossils
Initial results from South Pole Telescope SPT-3G camera hint at future insights about our universe
New data on the universe released from upgrade with 10 times more detectors
NSF awards up to $21.4M for design of next-gen telescopes to capture earliest moments of universe
Instruments would help us understand beginning, history, makeup of the universe
Erik Shirokoff, astronomer who built instruments to map the universe, 1979-2023
Known as a generous and patient mentor and teacher, Shirokoff was a faculty member in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and a senior member of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, focusing on studying the evolution of the universe and the formation of stars and galaxies.
Scientists release newly accurate map of all the matter in the universe
Analysis combines Dark Energy Survey, South Pole Telescope data to understand evolution of universe
The quest to take a picture of the black hole at the center of our own galaxy
Sagittarius A* could teach us about how we came to be, say UChicago scientists
Two South Pole Telescope scientists tell what it’s like to work at the bottom of the Earth
Argonne physicists say cold, dry is perfect for examining the oldest light in the universe
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
Event Horizon Telescope takes pioneering image of massive jet spewing from black hole
UChicago-led South Pole Telescope helps pinpoint location of supermassive black hole in galaxy Centaurus A