Research at the Observatory

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Is Earth Unique?

Is Earth unique in the universe? No one, not even astronomers, knows for sure. One way to begin to find out is to look for planetary systems around other stars that are similar to our own. Read more »
Earth
Three views of Home Sweet Home

More Featured Projects

The 2.1-meter (82-inch) Otto Struve Telescope at the University of Texas McDonal

Clean Mirrors for the Struve Telescope
The primary mirror of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) at McDonald Observatory.

Catching Supernovae on the Fly
The 2.7-meter (107-inch) Harlan J. Smith Telescope at the University of Texas Mc

Moving Groups in the Milky Way

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NSF logoThis program is supported by the National Science Foundation under grant AST 0227870. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

 

 

NASA logoThe "NASA Astronomer of the Week" profile is supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under an Education and Public Outreach supplement to Grant/Contract/Agreement No. NAG5-13057 issued through the Office of Space Science.