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How do U…participate in crowdsourced science?

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Join in research projects from the comfort of your own home.

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January 22, 2021

Comet NEOWISE lit up skies and social media

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Comet NEOWISE blazed across the skies of the northern hemisphere and won’t return for 6,800 years. If you missed it, never fear—the University of Utah community captured stunning photos of this once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event.

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July 23, 2020

Gamma-ray scientists bring distant stars into focus

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For the first time in nearly 50 years, stellar intensity interferometry has been used to take the measure of the stars.

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July 22, 2020

Largest 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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July 20, 2020

Discovery points to origin of mysterious ultraviolet radiation

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Infalling gas found, star-forming galaxies likely primary energy source of Lyman-alpha radiation emitted from gigantic hydrogen gas blobs.

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March 9, 2020

NEXT WAVE OF DISCOVERY

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U scientists play key role in next-generation astronomical survey to map the entire sky.

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December 28, 2017

SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES

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Black holes may lurk in most ultra-compact dwarf remnants of shredded galaxies.

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May 19, 2017

SEARCH FOR SPACE GHOSTS

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All are welcome to the South Physics Observatory to stargaze and celebrate Halloween, a holiday with astronomical roots.

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October 21, 2016

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