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Part 4 of our 'Looking Ahead to Webb' series centers on efforts to understand the workings of the famous Phoenix cluster, one of the most puzzling galaxy groupings known
Aug 30, 2021
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Kavli researchers continue to leverage the extreme natures of black holes for major insights into the universe's workings
Aug 04, 2021
Astrophysics Profile
Part 3 of our 'Looking Ahead to Webb' series explains how the next-generation telescope could help us learn the true origins of a mysterious group of space rocks
Jul 27, 2021
Astrophysics Q&A
Q&A with Hirosi Ooguri, director of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe and Fred Kavli Professor at Caltech
Jul 14, 2021
Astrophysics Research Highlights
To understand why the universe is just so, Kavli researchers often deal with its most fundamental bits
Jul 07, 2021
Astrophysics Profile
Part 2 of our 'Looking Ahead to Webb' series explores how the next-generation telescope could reveal the stars composing the especially distant galaxies thought to host quasars
Jun 21, 2021
Astrophysics Q&A
Q&A with Connor Bottrell, postdoctoral researcher at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
Jun 02, 2021
Astrophysics Research Highlights
New telescopes and instruments are always needed to further advance the science of astrophysics, but there are some oldies-but-goodies that continue to deliver
Jun 01, 2021
Astrophysics Profile
Part 1 of our 'Looking Ahead to Webb' series explores how the next-generation telescope could solve—or deepen—the mystery regarding the universe's expansion rate
May 18, 2021
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Interesting enough in their own right, black holes are additionally of great benefit to scientists as means to test out theories about the laws of physics beyond just gravity
May 04, 2021
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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.
Kavli Prize LaureatesThe 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