New Hubble Space Telescope TEMPOS survey of 29 massive stars in extremely metal-poor galaxies finds unexpectedly weak stellar winds and delivers the largest-ever dataset of its kind, which could reshape our understanding of how galaxies formed in the early universe.
Read MoreThe U-led team uncovered the first stellar-mass black hole in Omega Centauri, a surprisingly low-mass object in an unexpectedly wide orbit that challenges ideas about how black holes form.
Read MoreSaturn, Neptune and the Ring Nebula were just some of the astronomical wonders seen by stargazers at the U’s star party kick-off.
Read MoreA “saga” about 101 galaxies like the Milky Way and their companions.
Read MoreOn Oct. 9, 2022, a pulse of intense gamma-ray radiation swept through our solar system. The new source turned out to be the brightest gamma-ray burst ever observed.
Read MoreAstronomers at the U believe the jet was produced by a black hole that began devouring a nearby star, releasing a huge amount of energy in the process.
Read MoreFor the first time, an international team of scientists have found evidence of high-energy neutrino emission from NGC 1068, also known as Messier 77, an active galaxy in the constellation Cetus.
Read MoreGail Zasowski’s research will help us understand how the infant Milky Way grew into the massive spiral galaxy that we see today.
Read MoreThe innovative research from U physics and astronomy hit the areas that the national community determined as priorities in a once-in-a-decade report that guides the direction of astro-research for years to come.
Read MoreIt is one of the only confirmed intermediate-mass black holes, an object that has long been sought by astronomers.
Read MoreAfter 21 years of observers loading heavy aluminum plates night after night, the cosmos are now visible through robotic eyes.
Read MoreThe international collaboration that includes the University of Utah aims to construct a 3-D map of the universe in more detail than ever before.
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