Rubin Observatory finds 11,000 new asteroids in early data, including near-Earth and distant objects, before its main 10-year ...

Scientists rely on two methods to measure the expansion of the universe: extrapolating from Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) ...

At the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, Meredith Rawls makes sure reflected sunlight doesn’t ruin astronomical observations by the world’s newest sky-observing super-machine. Earlier this year, the $800 ...

Semiconductors have had a nice run, but for certain applications, such as astrophysics, they are being edged out by superconductors. Ben Mazin, assistant professor of physics at UC Santa Barbara, has ...

Chris Stockdale first became interested in outer space during the 1960s and built his own observatory ...

A team of Johns Hopkins researchers has developed a cutting-edge data science approach capable of matching observations of celestial objects taken across multiple telescope surveys, overcoming a ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called UChicago Class Visits, spotlighting transformative classroom experiences and unique learning opportunities offered at UChicago. At the top of a mountain ...

The most realistic picture yet of how galaxies formed and then evolved from the beginning of time has been revealed in a ...

Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are growing increasingly concerned that these lights could be blinding us to the ...