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Part 5 of our 'Looking Ahead to Rubin' series takes in dark energy's grandness and its even grander mysteriousness, both of which will be attended by the upcoming Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
Dec 06, 2022
Astrophysics Profile
Part 4 of our 'Looking Ahead to Rubin' series looks at how discovering rare groups of galaxies within the vast cosmic milieu can help answer questions about the universe's fundamental makeup
Nov 29, 2022
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Stars, like leaves, change color as they age, and scientists have deduced this chromatic progression
Nov 11, 2022
Astrophysics Profile
Part 3 of our 'Looking Ahead to Rubin' series looks into how the observatory's survey will detect the explosive signatures of stellar remnants smashing together, setting the stage for future insights
Nov 02, 2022
Astrophysics Profile
Part 2 of our 'Looking Ahead to Rubin' series explores how capturing granular details about matter distribution in the universe can deepen our knowledge of fundamental physics
Oct 20, 2022
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Research highlights from Kavli Astrophysics Institutes
Oct 12, 2022
Astrophysics Science Spotlights
Detecting signatures of life in the universe
Oct 04, 2022
Astrophysics Profile
Part 1 of our 'Looking Ahead to Rubin' series explains how capturing strong gravitational lensing events will probe the abiding mysteries of dark matter and dark energy
Sep 19, 2022
Astrophysics Profile
Aug 19, 2022
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Kavli astrophysics institutes researchers react to the first images from the long-heralded James Webb Space Telescope
Aug 05, 2022
Kavli Astrophysics Institutes
- Kavli Institute for Astronomy and AstrophysicsPeking University-Beijing
- Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology
- Kavli Institute for Cosmological PhysicsUniversity of Chicago
- Kavli Institute for CosmologyUniversity of Cambridge
- Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and CosmologyStanford University
- Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the UniverseUniversity of Tokyo
The Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
The Kavli Prize in Astrophysics is awarded for outstanding achievement in advancing our knowledge and understanding of the origin, evolution and properties of the universe, including the fields of cosmology, astrophysics, astronomy, planetary science, solar physics, space science, astrobiology, astronomical and astrophysical instrumentation, and particle astrophysics.
The heaven is the largest laboratory of all, so big and powerful it excites and astounds our imagination. Scientists are unlocking the secrets of the universe from the beginning into eternity, thanks to astrophysics.
- Fred Kavli