Astronomy

Nov–Dec/14

For Jesuit priest Paul Mueller, SM’96, PhD’06, the same source reveals scripture and nature.

08.07.2014

Astronomer Wendy Freedman, chair of the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization's board of directors, joins the faculty as a University Professor.
Nov–Dec/13

Astrophysicist Josh Frieman, PhD’89, works on the dark side, studying the night sky for insight into the accelerating expansion of the universe.

Sept–Oct/13

Many more planets than previously known appear to have conditions that are just right for life.

Mar–Apr/13

After more than 20 years in the field, the Hubble Space Telescope’s time dwindles.

Mar–Apr/13

Part of a visual tradition that reaches back to Romanticism, images from the Hubble Space Telescope awe as they inform.

06.08.2012

In which we watch Venus plod across the face of the sun from the quads.
Jan–Feb/12

UChicago scientists are looking above and beyond to determine our place in the universe.