News: 2026

February

Supermassive black holes sit in ‘eye of their own storms,’ studies find

February 3, 2026

XRISM satellite allows UChicago scientists to directly detect turbulence driven by Perseus, M87 black holes


January

Computer models let scientists peer into the mystery beneath Jupiter’s clouds

January 27, 2026

Atmospheric study finds surprises about our largest neighboring planet and its deep atmosphere


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.  


Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb awarded Suzuki Postdoctoral Fellowship

January 5, 2026

Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb awarded 2025-2026 Suzuki Postdoctoral Fellowship Award