McDonald Observatory Dec 04, 2020 Major NSF Grant Accelerates Development for the Giant Magellan Telescope Read More Major NSF Grant Accelerates Development for the Giant Magellan Telescope
Dec 02, 2020 HETDEX Project On Track to Probe Dark Energy Read More HETDEX Project On Track to Probe Dark Energy
Sep 16, 2020 Planet Hugging a White Dwarf May Be a Survivor of Star’s Death Throes Read More Planet Hugging a White Dwarf May Be a Survivor of Star’s Death Throes
Aug 19, 2020 McDonald Observatory Will Reopen to the Public Aug. 28 Read More McDonald Observatory Will Reopen to the Public Aug. 28
Jul 09, 2020 The Universe Doesn’t Stop for the Pandemic Read More The Universe Doesn’t Stop for the Pandemic
Feb 21, 2020 Planet Finder Validates Its First Habitable-Zone Exoplanet, a Mini Neptune Read More Planet Finder Validates Its First Habitable-Zone Exoplanet, a Mini Neptune
Dec 20, 2019 Twin Astronomer Probes ‘DNA’ of Twin Stars to Reveal Family History of the Milky Way Read More Twin Astronomer Probes ‘DNA’ of Twin Stars to Reveal Family History of the Milky Way
Oct 08, 2019 Skies of Texas are Upon You at McDonald Observatory Read More Skies of Texas are Upon You at McDonald Observatory
Sep 02, 2019 Staff Q&A: Meet Sandra Catlett, Executive Assistant for the Director of McDonald Observatory Read More Staff Q&A: Meet Sandra Catlett, Executive Assistant for the Director of McDonald Observatory
May 22, 2019 Donation to UT Will Expand View of the Universe Read More Donation to UT Will Expand View of the Universe
May 03, 2019 McDonald Observatory’s 80th Anniversary Kicks Off at State Capitol Read More McDonald Observatory’s 80th Anniversary Kicks Off at State Capitol
Oct 04, 2018 StarDate Radio Program Celebrates 40 Years Read More StarDate Radio Program Celebrates 40 Years
Sep 06, 2018 Galactic “Wind” Stifling Star Formation is Most Distant Yet Seen Read More Galactic “Wind” Stifling Star Formation is Most Distant Yet Seen
Aug 20, 2018 New Geodetic Observatory Coming to UT Austin’s McDonald Observatory Read More New Geodetic Observatory Coming to UT Austin’s McDonald Observatory
Dec 14, 2017 Discovery of New Planet Reveals Distant Solar System to Rival Our Own Read More Discovery of New Planet Reveals Distant Solar System to Rival Our Own
Dec 11, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY: UT Austin Astronomer to Announce Major Discovery in NASA Teleconference Read More MEDIA ADVISORY: UT Austin Astronomer to Announce Major Discovery in NASA Teleconference
Nov 27, 2017 Texas Astronomers Will Lead Early Studies with $8 Billion James Webb Space Telescope Read More Texas Astronomers Will Lead Early Studies with $8 Billion James Webb Space Telescope
May 30, 2017 Do Stars Fall Quietly into Black Holes, or Crash into Something Utterly Unknown? Read More Do Stars Fall Quietly into Black Holes, or Crash into Something Utterly Unknown?
Apr 10, 2017 Upgraded Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dedicated; Dark Energy Survey To Begin Read More Upgraded Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dedicated; Dark Energy Survey To Begin