News: McDonald Observatory

Steve Finkelstein, Danielle Berg, Adam Kraus, Stella Offner and John Chisholm are among UT Austin astronomers leading new James Webb Space Telescope projects.

Steven Finkelstein has been honored for his work to advance our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution at cosmic dawn.

Postdoctoral researcher Matthew De Furio led the research that found the smallest brown dwarfs in the nebula.

Many galaxies known as little red dots (LRDs) appear to harbor growing supermassive black holes.

The Dark for the Park Alliance released lighting guidelines for New Mexico’s oil and gas industry, which will benefit McDonald Observatory.

Northwestern researchers will develop and apply cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance the Giant Magellan Telescope’s capabilities.

The planet, named TIDYE-1b, is roughly the size of Jupiter and is an estimated 3 million years old.

The Immersion Grating Infrared Spectrograph (IGRINS) splits infrared light into more individual wavelengths than a traditional spectrograph.

The inaugural class of Cosmic Frontier Center postdoctoral fellows will study black holes in early galaxies and the formation of the first stars.

The milestone marks the start of a six-month optical testing phase at the University of Arizona.