South Pole Telescope releases clearest map ever of matter in the distant universe
Study led by UChicago researchers uses bending by gravity of the oldest light in the universe to map the intervening structure
South Pole Telescope analysis releases new catalog of more than 7,000 galaxy clusters
New cosmic census, led by Argonne and UChicago, shows how universe grew and changed
Latest data from South Pole Telescope signals ‘new era’ for measuring the first light in the universe
Study of the cosmic microwave background adds new depth to our understanding of universe
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