2020
“Leftover Big Bang light helps calculate how massive faraway galaxies are”, UChicago News
March 3, 2020
Fermilab, UChicago scientists tap South Pole Telescope data to shed light on universe
A team of scientists have demonstrated how to "weigh" galaxy clusters using light from the earliest moments of the universe - a new method that could help shed light on dark matter, dark energy and other mysteries of the cosmos, such as how the universe formed.
“New Solar Telescope Reveals Sun’s Surface in More Detail than Ever Before”, WTTW News
February 13, 2020
A new solar telescope in Hawaii has captured images of the sun unlike any seen before. Professor Robert Rosner, an astrophysicist at the University of Chicago and one of the lead investigators on the project, says he’s been waiting for almost 40 years to see images like the ones recently captured.
2019
New measure of Hubble constant adds to mystery about universe’s expansion rate
July 16, 2019
In a forthcoming paper, UChicago scientists announce a new measurement of the universe’s expansion that uses red giant stars.
NASA Press Release
Commentary in Science Magazine
Scientists measure half-life of element that’s longer than the age of the universe
May 1, 2019
Astronomers Take First-Ever Picture of a Black Hole
April 11, 2019
After mapping millions of galaxies, Dark Energy Survey finishes data collection
January 9, 2019
2018
Gravitational waves could soon provide measure of universe’s expansion
October 22, 2018
Next-gen camera for South Pole Telescope takes data on early universe
September 10, 2018