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UT Austin Astronomy

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The Department of Astronomy at The University of Texas at Austin

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Don't worry if you missed last night's livestream - It's available to watch whenever you like on our YouTube channel! ow.ly/xUi550TEzNH Tune in October 23rd for our Spanish language livestream, all about dark matter and dark energy!

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Graduate students are in a race against the clock, trying to capture images of an exoplanet moving closer to its host star! Learn about their exciting work: ow.ly/VjYU50TJ4yg #WhatStartsHere

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University of Texas: Astronomers Find JWST Data Conflicts with Reionization Models mcdonaldobservatory.org/news/releases/…

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Lots of folks stayed up late last night and caught an incredible show - the aurora was back! This video was shot from 8:30pm-10:30pm last night at McDonald Observatory by Stephen Hummel, used with permission. Did you see the aurora? Show us your pics in the comments!

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⭐ WEDNESDAY! ⭐ Join McDonald Observatory, and hosts Dr. Julián Muñoz & Saul Rivera, to learn about dark matter & dark energy, in a special Spanish-language Livestream: Viajando en Vivo por el Cielo Nocturno: Materia Oscura y Energía Oscura See you there! ow.ly/ssm950TMYFy

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.UT Austin Astronomy graduate fellow Kyle Franson and John Hopkins graduate student William Balmer co-led a project that captured an image of an exoplanet. Despite the project's obstacles of time and visibility, it will help provide information about a planet's atmospheric composition,

.<a href="/UTAstronomy/">UT Austin Astronomy</a> graduate fellow Kyle Franson and <a href="/JohnHopkins/">John Hopkins</a> graduate student William Balmer co-led a project that captured an image of an exoplanet. Despite the project's obstacles of time and visibility, it will help provide information about a planet's atmospheric composition,
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We're thrilled to help welcome the first class of postdoctoral fellows in UT Austin Astronomy's Cosmic Frontier Center! Learn about the center & the work these researchers are doing, tackling key questions of the Universe! ow.ly/fW1H50TTyuv #WhatStartsHere #JWST

We're thrilled to help welcome the first class of postdoctoral fellows in <a href="/UTAstronomy/">UT Austin Astronomy</a>'s Cosmic Frontier Center!

Learn about the center &amp; the work these researchers are doing, tackling key questions of the Universe!
ow.ly/fW1H50TTyuv

#WhatStartsHere
#JWST
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The NASA Webb Telescope Space Telescope is the most powerful currently available to astronomers - Observation time is very competitive. 🎉 We're thrilled to announce #Webb is awarding astronomers from UT Austin 10% of its coveted observing time!! ow.ly/Z8mi50Vw1cI #WhatStartsHere

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Why were there so many galaxies and stars in the early universe? UT Austin astronomer Mike Boylan-Kolchin proposes a novel answer: dark matter was dense enough then to overcome feedback that normally slows star formation. academic.oup.com/mnras/article-… McDonald Observatory UT Austin Astronomy

Why were there so many galaxies and stars in the early universe? <a href="/UTAustin/">UT Austin</a> astronomer Mike Boylan-Kolchin proposes a novel answer: dark matter was dense enough then to overcome feedback that normally slows star formation. academic.oup.com/mnras/article-… <a href="/mcdonaldobs/">McDonald Observatory</a> <a href="/UTAstronomy/">UT Austin Astronomy</a>
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Shardha Jogee, Professor in Astronomy and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the UT Austin College of Natural Sciences, shares why funding the Giant Magellan Telescope must be a top priority for maintaining US leadership in science. giantmagellan.org/2025/04/27/6-b… #giantdiscoveries

Shardha Jogee, Professor in Astronomy and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the <a href="/UTAustin/">UT Austin</a> College of Natural Sciences, shares why funding the Giant Magellan Telescope must be a top priority for maintaining US leadership in science. giantmagellan.org/2025/04/27/6-b… #giantdiscoveries
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🎉 The Cosmic Frontier Center, in UT Austin's UT Austin Astronomy dept., has announced its second class of postdoctoral fellows!! More about the Cosmic Frontier Center, and its new Frontier Fellows, can be found here: ow.ly/56wq50VVUyc #WhatStartsHere

🎉  The Cosmic Frontier Center, in <a href="/UTAustin/">UT Austin</a>'s <a href="/UTAstronomy/">UT Austin Astronomy</a> dept., has announced its second class of postdoctoral fellows!!

More about the Cosmic Frontier Center, and its new Frontier Fellows, can be found here:
ow.ly/56wq50VVUyc

#WhatStartsHere