Fudan University has established a research center for astronomy and astrophysics aimed at fostering innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration to advance the frontiers of knowledge in the field ...

World-renowned astrophysicist Zhang Bing has joined the University of Hong Kong as a chair professor after nearly three decades in the United States. Zhang left the University of Nevada, Las Vegas – ...

Scientists at the University of Chicago have been unraveling the secrets of the far-flung universe for more than a century, but starting in 2018-19, undergraduates will be able to formally declare a ...

What are the key scientific challenges for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade? Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s identifies the most compelling science goals ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of Dispatches from Abroad, a series highlighting UChicago community members who are researching, studying and working around the world. University of Chicago ...

The term "laboratory astrophysics" might sound like an oxymoron; after all, how can equipment in a small room possibly simulate cosmic effects seen in the vastness of space. But in fact, much of ...

In 1989, Rocky Kolb and Mike Turner published The Early Universe – a seminal book that offered a comprehensive introduction to the then-nascent field of particle cosmology, laying the groundwork for a ...

Breakthroughs in astrophysics could reshape our understanding of the universe in the next decade. Observations of gravity waves could prove Einstein’s theory of general relativity, or tip physics on ...

As demand for advanced training in astronomy surges, Carnegie Mellon University is launching a new Ph.D. designed to equip graduates with interdisciplinary skills for careers in academia, industry and ...