Josh Frieman

NSF, Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy A telescope view of the universe

NSF, Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy

UChicago part of SkAI Institute to develop AI tools and accelerate astronomy’s data-driven revolution

Two UChicago scientists both earn $1 million Department of Energy fellowships Thumbnail

Two UChicago scientists both earn $1 million Department of Energy fellowships

After mapping millions of galaxies, Dark Energy Survey finishes data collection The Victor M. Blanco Telescope

After mapping millions of galaxies, Dark Energy Survey finishes data collection

Studying universe requires ‘archaeology on the grand scale,’ physicist says Josh Frieman with scientific equipment

Studying universe requires ‘archaeology on the grand scale,’ physicist says

Dark Energy Survey finds remains of 11 galaxies eaten by the Milky Way Observatory with stars in background

Dark Energy Survey finds remains of 11 galaxies eaten by the Milky Way

Dark Energy Survey reveals most precise measure of universe’s structure Observatory under red light with Milky Way in background

Dark Energy Survey reveals most precise measure of universe’s structure

Joshua Frieman earns honorary fellowship in Royal Astronomical Society

Joshua Frieman earns honorary fellowship in Royal Astronomical Society

Dark energy, explained Illustration of galaxies spreading out from a single luminous point

Dark energy, explained

Coined by University of Chicago astrophysicist Michael Turner in 1998, dark energy—the force causing the universe to expand faster over time—remains one of the great mysteries of physics.