In the News

This page showcases recent articles about discoveries at McDonald Observatory and visiting the facility.

SCIENCE STORIES | TRAVEL FEATURES

SCIENCE STORIES

22 October 2009
Astrophysically Acronymical
by Rob Irion, Symmetry

16 October 2009
Orionids Meteor Shower Starts This Weekend
by Victoria Jaggard, National Geographic

23 September 2009
Blakemore Planetarium Holds Reopening Preview
by Elias Hernandez, CBS 7 News

11 August 2009
Watch for Falling Meteors
by John Tierney, New York Times

9 June 2009
Black Hole Is Most Massive Known
by Andrea Thompson, MSNBC

9 June 2009
Giant Black Holes Just Got Bigger
by Jonathan Amos, BBC News

9 June 2009
Galactic Black Holes May Be More Massive Than Thought
by Ron Cowen, U.S. News & World Report

9 June 2009
Most Massive Black Holes Heavier Than Thought
by Ker Than, National Geographic News

24 March 2009
McDonald Observatory Celebrates Year of Astronomy
by Tim Heller, ABC 13

25 February 2009
Texas Legislature Honors University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M for Joint Efforts in Astronomy
International Year of Astronomy, United States Node

10 February 2009
Planet-Hunting Space Telescope Readies for Launch
by Clara Moskowitz, Wired Science

06 February 2009
UT Signs on the Giant Telescope Project
by Staff Reporters, Austin Business Journal

03 February 2009
Massive Galaxies and Their Black Holes Grow Up Together
Astronomy

08 December 2008
Spanish-language Radio Show Airs 5,000th Episode
by Lena Price, The Daily Texan

01 December 2008
Planet Found Orbiting Puffed-Up Star
by Jeanna Bryner, Space.com

19 November 2008
Kicking It Old School
Discover

19 November 2008
New Planet Discovered Orbiting Dangerously Close to Giant Star
Science Daily

01 August 2008
First Stars Were Brutes, but Died Young, Astronomers Say
by Dennis Overbye, The New York Times

06 June 2008
Neutron Star Could Sign Off as a Quark Star in Final Explosive
by Staff Reporters, Space Daily

02 May 2008
New Kind of Star Discovered in Big Dipper
by Larry O'Hanlon, Discovery News

24 April 2008
Solar Power Coming to McDonald
Alpine Avalanche

13 April 2008
Galveston Native Heralds Telescope Project
by Staff Reporters, The Galveston County Daily News

11 April 2008
Texas Institutions Team Up to Build Giant Telescope
by Staff Reporters, KHOU-TV

10 April 2008
Black Hole Found in Omega Centauri
United Press International

02 April 2008
UT Researchers Find Black Hole
KVUE-TV

April 2008
The Final Frontier
by Karen Olssen, Texas Monthly

26 March 2008
Disasters For Life
The Discovery Channel

07 March 2008
NASA Data Sheds Light on Early Universe
Space.com

29 February 2008
Mercury Found to Have Super Long, Glowing Tail
by Larry O'Hanlon, Discovery News

28 January 2008
Horizon: What on Earth is Wrong with Gravity?
BBC Television

13 January 2008
Light Pollution Encroaches on McDonald Observatory
by Asher Price, The Dallas Morning News

10 January 2008
Wherever a Planet Can Form, It Will, Say Astronomers
by Ivan Semeniuk, New Scientist

TRAVEL FEATURES

20 August 2009
World's Best Stargazing Destinations
by Bob Reil, Matador Trips

12 July 2009
Waltz Across West Texas
by Helen Anders, Austin American-Statesman

20 April 2009
What Are the Darkest Nighttime Skies You've Ever Seen?
by Eric Berger, Houston Chronicle

08 December 2008
Dark Sky Destinations
by Rachael Dunlap, National Geographic

07 November 2008
Travel Picks: Top 10 Places to Sky Watch (Edited extract from Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2009)
Reuters

November 2008
Discover the Land of Dreams
by Dianne Young, Southern Living

14 October 2008
Star Parties Far from Hollywood
by Willard Spiegelman, Wall Street Journal

20 June 2008
Overlooked Attractions in the West
by Shermakaye Bass, Los Angeles Times

15 April 2008
Seeing Stars: 10 Great Observatories in the West
by Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times