Academic unit: Institute of Astrophysics

Discover in UC news how the Institute of Astrophysics, through the Bachelor's in Astronomy, Master's in Astrophysics, and PhD in Astrophysics, explores the mysteries of the universe with scientific rigor.

Researchers testing the rover in the dunes

UC Chile Atacama Station Alto Patache Serves as a Base of Operations for a Space Exploration Prototype

4MOST

UC Chile Academics Join a New Era of Astronomical Observation

Selection of galaxies

CIELO: The project that brings Chile to the forefront of theoretical astrophysics

Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT)

What Was the Universe Like in Its Infancy? Most Accurate Map of the Early Cosmos Released

: An exoplanet transiting a young, highly active star

New Study May Shed Light on Planet Formation

Mapping the Milky Way: UC Chile's New Catalog Identifies 5,000 Ancient Stars

View of the ATLAS detector at CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), showcasing intricate engineering and scale.

UC Chile Joins the Major Leagues of World Science

Image of the supercomputer installed at the UC Institute of Astrophysics.

New Supercomputer Bolsters Chile's Astronomical Observation Capabilities

Image of a galaxy in formation in yellow and orange colors with a black and bluish background.

How Were Galaxies Formed?

A man is holding a tablet with an AI app.

Amazing AI Initiatives Lead by the University

Technology transfer and links within the industry will be the focus during the second phase of the Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies. (Photo: CATA)

Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies, the future of Astronomic Science

Picture of a computational model of the antennas in the desert.

CTA-South Observatory: At the Frontier between Astronomy and Physics