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HETDEX Project On Track to Probe Dark Energy
December 1, 2020
McDonald Observatory Visitors Center Temporarily Closed, But Virtual Programs Continue
November 20, 2020
Texas Astronomers Revive Idea for ‘Ultimately Large Telescope’ on the Moon
November 16, 2020
Major NSF Grant Accelerates Development for the Giant Magellan Telescope
September 16, 2020
Planet Hugging a White Dwarf May Be a Survivor of Star’s Death Throes
September 16, 2020
McDonald Observatory Will Reopen to the Public Aug. 28
August 19, 2020
A Young Sub-Neptune-sized Planet Sheds Light onto How Planets Form and Evolve
August 4, 2020
Studying Radioactive Aluminum in Solar Systems Unlocks Formation Secrets
July 28, 2020
The Universe Doesn’t Stop for the Pandemic
July 9, 2020
Young Giant Planet Offers Clues to Formation of Exotic Worlds
June 22, 2020
New Tricks from Old Data: Texas Astronomer Uses 25-year-old Hubble Data to Confirm Planet Proxima Centauri c
June 2, 2020
University Welcomes New Center for Planetary Systems Habitability
May 29, 2020
McDonald Observatory Remains Closed to the Public
May 4, 2020
Texas-Led Team Finds Earth-Sized, Habitable Zone Planet Hidden in Early NASA Kepler Data
April 15, 2020
Continued Closure of McDonald Observatory
April 13, 2020
A Message from the Director
April 6, 2020
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