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Observatory Remembers Harlan J. Smith on His 100th Birthday

August 25, 2024 • by Staff Writer

Smith was director of McDonald Observatory from 1963 to 1989 and supported the launch of the StarDate radio program.

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Shapes and colors like swirls of paint occupy a star-shaped cell found in the brain and spinal cord

Visualizing Science Contest Winners for 2026 Span Disciplines

March 9, 2026 • by Steven E. Franklin

In a room lined with bookshelves, students work on their laptops as a professor, hands in pockets, guides their work.

A Night at the Telescope

March 6, 2026 • by Staff Writer

A computer-simulation shows pixels labeled with stars and an inset. The overall map is labeled 100 million light years. The inset showing swirling gases is labeled 10 M light eyars.

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A Sea of Light: HETDEX Astronomers Reveal Hidden Structures in the Young Universe

March 3, 2026 • by Emily Howard