Stories by Fabio Pacucci

Fabio Pacucci is an astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, where he holds the Clay and Black Hole Initiative fellowships. Follow Fabio Pacucci on Twitter @fabio_pacucci

Astronomy

JWST’s Smashing Success Shifts Focus to Astronomy’s Blind Spots

Looming gaps in astronomers’ views of the heavens could undercut the revolutionary potential of NASA’s latest, greatest space telescope

April 4, 2023 — Fabio Pacucci | Opinion

Astronomy

Invisible Numbers Are the Most Beautiful Part of Every ‘Space’ Image

We are drawn to breathtaking images of the heavens, but there is beauty in the numbers those images hold

November 16, 2022 — Fabio Pacucci | Opinion

Astronomy

How Taking Pictures of ‘Nothing’ Changed Astronomy

Deep-field images of “empty” regions of the sky from JWST and other space telescopes are revealing more of the universe than we ever thought possible

July 15, 2022 — Fabio Pacucci | Opinion

Astrophysics

Why Do Astronomers Seek the Most Distant Galaxies?

By finding and studying the universe’s oldest objects, we can reveal hidden fundamental chapters of cosmic history

July 1, 2022 — Fabio Pacucci | Opinion