News: Astronomy
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
J. Craig Wheeler Shares Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award
Wheeler was selected as author of "Supernova Explosions," published by Springer in 2017.
Magnetic Waves Create Chaos in Star-Forming Clouds
The new research sheds light on the processes that are responsible for setting the properties of stars, which in turn affects the formation of planets.
Visualizing Science 2017: Finding the Hidden Beauty in College Research
Five years ago the College of Natural Sciences began an annual tradition called Visualizing Science with the intent of finding the inherent beauty hidden within...
Eyewitness to a Cosmic Car Wreck
What is the sound of two neutron stars colliding over 1 billion light years away?
How UT Scientists Contributed to Nobel-Winning Gravitational Wave Discovery
No scientific discovery happens in isolation. See how UT Austin scientists and alumni are changing the world.
Meet Six Incredible Women from UT Austin Science History
From the first woman mathematician inducted into the National Academy of Science to an astronomer who helped us understand how galaxies evolve, the women of...
Visualizing Science 2016: Beautiful Images From Researchers in CNS
As part of an ongoing tradition, this past spring we invited faculty, staff and students in the College of Natural Sciences community to send us...