Clearing a path to the stars
Astronomers are at the forefront of the fight against light pollution, which can obscure our view of the cosmos.
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What can particles tell us about the cosmos?
The minuscule and the immense can reveal quite a bit about each other.
Neural networks meet space
Artificial intelligence analyzes gravitational lenses 10 million times faster.
New map of universe’s dark matter
From BBC News, Aug. 3, 2017: Dark Energy Survey researchers have released the most accurate map ever produced of the dark matter in our universe.
Scientists unveil a new inventory of the universe’s dark contents
From Quanta, Aug. 3, 2017: Fermilab scientists Josh Frieman and Scott Dodelson talk about the latest major result from the Dark Energy Survey, which could signal the start of a new era of cosmology.
The rise of LIGO’s space-studying super-team
The era of multi-messenger astronomy promises rich rewards—and a steep learning curve.
The facts and nothing but the facts
At a recent workshop on blind analysis, researchers discussed how to keep their expectations out of their results.
Five questions with Dan Hooper
From Astronomy, May 4, 2017: Fermilab’s Dan Hooper sat down with Astronomy Editor-in-Chief Dave Eicher to discuss cutting-edge research into the unknowns of the universe.
High-energy visionary
Meet Hernán Quintana Godoy, the scientist who made Chile central to international astronomy.
Twinkle, twinkle, little supernova
Using Twinkles, the new simulation of images of our night sky, scientists get ready for a gigantic cosmological survey unlike any before.