September 08, 2026
In a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a group led by University of Chicago graduate student Brandon Park Coy reports another: a rocky super-Earth 154 light-years away in the constellation Pisces. Named HD 3167 b, this very hot “lava world” zips around its host star in just one Earth-day.
August 11, 2026
UChicago researchers combine AI with statistics and physics to better estimate the odds of rare weather events.
June 24, 2026
A new analysis of data from the quake, led by University of Chicago geophysicist Sunyoung Park, suggests an extraordinary answer: The waves from the earthquake traveled downwards to the Earth’s core and then back up, displacing the tectonic plates further. This permanently moved the entire island of Japan eastward by up to six millimeters.