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Is Earth getting a second moon? "ChicagoLIVE" talks with Derek Buzasi, Senior Instructional Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Chicago, who breaks down the viral “second moon” chatter. He explains what asteroid 2025 PN7 really is — a quasi-moon, or temporary companion to Earth — and why scientists believe it could orbit with us for the next 50 to 60 years before drifting away.

The mergers, measured in October and November of 2024 by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration, advance scientific understanding of the nature of black hole formation and fundamental physics.

UChicago alum made groundbreaking discoveries on the nature of particles.

Molecule and semiconductor combination could open new avenues for technology and discovery.

Hands-on, shape-aware generative authoring for swarm user interfaces wins best demo at UIST 2025.

UChicago-led study analyzes massive galaxy clusters mapped by the Dark Energy Survey, offering a new way to probe cosmic laws.

Nobel laureates and nuclear experts urge action on a looming threat.

Carolyn Yackel, SB’92, weaves together math and fiber arts.

Astronomers have unveiled a new catalog of massive galaxy clusters, revealing new insight on the evolution of the universe.

Professor Chen Ning Yang, PhD’48, a world-renowned physicist, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor at Tsinghua University, and Honorary Director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Tsinghua University, passed away in Beijing on October 18 due to illness at the age of 103.

New research shows that galvanic vestibular stimulation can help people relearn balance after injury or neurological conditions by tapping directly into the brain’s sense of orientation and movement.

Tiffany Shaw, professor in Geophysical Sciences, has been appointed a Coordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Seventh Report (AR7).

Haifeng Xu and his team at SIGMA Lab launch Prophet Arena, a platform to test how well AI can forecast the future.

1,2-oxaborines can shift into 11 different ring shapes to make modifying molecular cores easy. Article features UChicago chemist Guangbin Dong's research.

The Origins Federation Conference united scientists across disciplines in the search for how life emerged and evolved.