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Universe

The Universe

Cosmology is the study of the Universe. It doesn't look at small objects, like stars or planets. It investigates the Universe on a large scale.

Many, many galaxies against a black background. Some are tiny dots, and they range in size all the way up to small spheres or swirls. They have different shapes, some more spiraled than others, whilst some appear like smudged lines. They range in colour from red, orange, white, green, and blue.
This work by NASA/ESA/G. Illingworth/D. Magee/P. Oesch (University of California, Santa Cruz)/R. Bouwens (Leiden University)/HUDF09 Team is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
The Hubble eXtreme Deep Field (XDF). Covering an area less than 1/10 of the Moon's width, the image contains about 5,500 galaxies.

Ricardo Schiavon

Early Life

Ricardo was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His first degree in astronomy is from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Then in 1993, he got a master's degree from the Observatório Nacional in Brazil. Ricardo moved to the University of São Paulo, Brazil to work on a PhD. He was awarded his PhD in 1998.

Research Areas: Galaxy formation, Observational astronomy

 

"I consider myself extremely lucky to be where I am, do what I do, and to be surrounded by so many amazing people here in Liverpool."

 

Mario Hamuy

Early Life

Mario was born in Chile. Although his dad was a politician Mario found a love for science. He got degrees in physics and astronomy from the University of Chile. 

Year born: 1960

Research Areas: Observational Astronomy, Supernovae, Cosmic Distances