April
Scientists discover ‘most chemically pristine’ star yet found in the universe
April 6, 2026
On trip to Chilean telescope, UChicago undergrad class sheds new light on evolution of earliest stars
March
Ancient star opens window to early days of the universe
March 19, 2026
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
February
Rubin Observatory Launches Real-Time Discovery Machine for Monitoring the Night Sky
February 27, 2026
The near-real-time alert system will enable scientists around the world to coordinate follow-up observations like never before
Space Explorers program featured on Univision Chicago
February 20, 2026
KICP's Space Explorers program was recently featured on Univision Chicago
In Antarctica, balloon lands after 23-day search for particles from outer space
February 12, 2026
Unique UChicago-led instrument PUEO caught a ride aboard a NASA balloon in search of high-energy neutrinos
January
Professor Donald G. York, 1944-2025
January 15, 2026
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.
PUEO completes successful flight
January 12, 2026
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!