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‘An exhilarating period for science,’ say UChicago scientists who played key role in telescope design and deployment

The cosmic microwave background is the faint residual light from the very beginnings of the universe. It’s often referred to as the afterglow of the Big Bang. 

At over 13 billion years old, it is the oldest light in the universe—which makes it a tantalizing object of study for scientists seeking clues about our origins.

Astrophysicist leads launch of NASA balloon to detect high-energy particles from the cosmos

New cosmic census, led by Argonne and UChicago, shows how universe grew and changed

At "only" 25 meters in diameter, the Giant Magellan Telescope is the smallest of three current projects. That might make all the difference.

KICP and Physics PhD student Aashay Pai was awarded the Chateaubriand Fellowship from the French embassy to conduct 6 months of his PhD research in France 

Detection by Askaryan Radio Array holds promise for future research into sources, nature of cosmic rays and neutrinos

On trip to Chilean telescope, UChicago undergrad class sheds new light on evolution of earliest stars

Still in its original galaxy, a rare holdout from the second generation of stars sheds new light on the origins of the elements—and how massive supernovae reshaped the cosmos

The near-real-time alert system will enable scientists around the world to coordinate follow-up observations like never before

KICP's Space Explorers program was recently featured on Univision Chicago

Unique UChicago-led instrument PUEO caught a ride aboard a NASA balloon in search of high-energy neutrinos

Donald G. York, an astronomer with the University of Chicago who helped revolutionize the field as a co-founder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and made pioneering contributions to the study of the interstellar and intergalactic mediums, died Dec. 26 at the age of 81.  

The Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) Launched on December 20th and completed a successful 23 day flight.  It is the most sensitive instrument ever built to detect the highest energy neutrinos!

UChicago astrophysicists test a new piece of the sky to probe dark matter and dark energy