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McDonald Observatory
A Sea of Light: HETDEX Astronomers Reveal Hidden Structures in the Young Universe
Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment researchers have made a record-setting 3D map of the early universe.
Kimberly Boddy Named a Sloan Research Fellow
The two-year fellowships are awarded annually to early-career researchers seen as emerging leaders in their fields.
UT News
Space Research at UT: Microbes, Satellites and Deep Space Discoveries
UT Austin has long been a leader in space research, including since the launch of the Webb Space Telescope.
More Dark Star Candidates Found in JWST Data
A growing list of dark star candidates could help explain why some early galaxies were so big, so early in the universe.
Stephen Hawking Was Right: Black Holes Always Grow in Area
Researchers celebrate 10th anniversary of gravitational wave discovery, announce verification of a Hawking theorem.
Summer Happenings - June
See some of the excitement from Dr. Katie Freese's recent visit to the Campagna Conference in Italy!
Katherine Freese BSA Distinguished Lecture: Mystery of Dark Matter
Katherine Freese gave a lecture, titled "The Mystery of Dark Matter in the Universe," at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory on Wednesday...
Dark Matter Might Have Formed Earlier than Thought
The new model is called WIFI, which stands for dark matter production during Warm Inflation via Freeze-In.
McDonald Observatory
Early Dark Energy Could Resolve Cosmology’s Two Biggest Puzzles
Michael Boylan-Kolchin and others show “early dark energy” might help solve the Hubble Tension and explain why there are more early galaxies than expected.
Improved Method for Estimating the Hubble Constant with Gravitational Waves
There’s a big debate in cosmology about how fast the universe is currently expanding.
