Astronomers celebrate images decades in the making
U astronomers celebrate the release of the first images from the Rubin Observatory, which captures the largest field of view of any telescope in operation.
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DESI results strengthen hints that dark energy may evolve
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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument found that dark energy may be weakening over time—and the standard model of how the universe works may need an update.
Read MoreThe future of telescope lenses is flat
U engineers create first flat telescope lens that can capture color while detecting light from faraway stars.
Read MoreMost powerful gamma ray observatory gets green light
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The Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory was designated a European Research Infrastructure Consortium, accelerating its mission to discover gamma ray origins.
Read MoreNew study questions decades-long understanding of gamma ray bursts
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On 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 MoreExtraordinary black hole found in neighboring galaxy
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It is one of the only confirmed intermediate-mass black holes, an object that has long been sought by astronomers.
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 MoreWatch launch of biggest, most powerful telescope
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U astronomer Anil Seth explains why the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope was a cosmically huge deal.
Read MoreNew effort to map the universe, unravel mysteries of ‘dark energy’
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The international collaboration that includes the University of Utah aims to construct a 3-D map of the universe in more detail than ever before.
Read MoreU scientists detect Crab Nebula
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Faculty and staff from the Department of Physics & Astronomy were members on the international team that detected gamma rays via a new telescope.
Read MoreCapturing the colors of the cosmos
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is a new robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic “eyes” designed to explore the mystery of dark energy, which makes up about 68% of the universe and is speeding up its expansion.
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