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First unequivocal detection of carbon dioxide ushers in a new era of exoplanet science.

In their new paper, Holz and first author Jose María Ezquiaga suggest that they can use our newfound knowledge about the whole population of black holes as a calibration tool.

Funding round represents one of the largest in project history, with investments from Carnegie Institution for Science, Harvard University, São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), The University of Texas at Austin, University of Arizona, University of Chicago

Nebulas, galaxy clusters among first batch of images from James Webb Space Telescope, successor to Hubble

Zhijie Qu won a  2021 IAU PhD Prize

South Pole Telescope, UChicago scientists help take historic image of Milky Way’s supermassive black hole.

Study including University of Chicago researchers analyzes aftermath of 2014 supernova

PSD scientist named co-spokesperson for international science collaboration mapping remnant light from the Big Bang.

Experiments point the way to solving mystery that keeps clusters hot.

Meet new Department member: Michael Zhang, Inaugural Margarett Burbidge Prize Postdoc Fellow

Meet new Department member: Tsang Keung Chan, Inaugural Margarett Burbidge Prize Postdoc Fellow

Study including UChicago scientists creates map of nearby stellar streams and dark matter

University of Chicago physicist Abby Vieregg is leading an international experiment that essentially uses the ice in Antarctica as a giant detector to find extremely energetic particles from outer space. Recently approved by NASA, the $20 million project will build an instrument to fly above the Antarctic in a balloon, launching in December 2024.