The ‘Barbenheimer Star’
A blockbuster of a star exploded in a way previously thought impossible, resulting in an unusual pattern of elemental ashes that left behind a trail of evidence still visible billions of years later.
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U astronomers tackle decade’s biggest questions
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The 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 MoreSDSS-V’s robots turn their eyes to the sky
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After 21 years of observers loading heavy aluminum plates night after night, the cosmos are now visible through robotic eyes.
Read MoreBlack holes and humankind
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Learn how understanding black holes can help us understand ourselves.
Read MoreNext-gen astronomical survey makes its first observations
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U astronomers are partners in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which enters a new phase in an effort to map the sky.
Read MoreLargest 3-D map of the universe ever created
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The results are measurements of more than 2 million galaxies and quasars covering 11 billion years of cosmic time.
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