Space
A moon tree is taking root near Pitt’s historic Allegheny Observatory
A seed that circled the moon with NASA will be planted in Riverview Park. Celebrate its arrival on Oct. 6.
A rare stellar explosion will soon reveal a ‘new’ star. Here’s how to see it.
Visible with the naked eye, the nova will be the brightest one most people ever see, says Pitt astronomer Carlos Badenes.
The first Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument results made the most precise measurement yet of our expanding universe
Using the DESI, researchers have made the largest 3D map of our universe and world-leading measurements of dark energy, the mysterious cause of its accelerating expansion.
Rachel Bezanson was on a team of astronomers that detected a black hole in the early universe
Their findings on the supermassive red mass, which combined James Webb Space Telescope observations with gravitational lensing, were published in Nature.
Pitt research on small galaxies was published in Nature
Their findings from James Webb Space Telescope observations show they may be responsible for opening the universe to light.
Solved at Pitt: What are Saturn’s rings made of?
Pitt researchers have made many leaps in their fields — here's how Professor James Keeler settled the debate about the planet at the University's own Allegheny Observatory.
Pitt has joined the Keystone Space Collaborative to bolster out-of-this-world research
The move is just the latest effort to connect University researchers to the region’s space science ecosystem.
Faculty across the University set their sights on space
Engineering, medicine and biomanufacturing are among the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor of Research’s key priorities.
Faculty, the Pitt Space Research initiative is seeking collaborators
Attend a proposal workshop at 9 a.m. Nov. 17.
These Pitt students are following the eclipse to Texas
The paths of two upcoming eclipses overlap outside of San Antonio. The Shadow Bandits won’t miss the chance to study them.