News Releases

2007

05 December 2007

Texas Astronomer Makes First Ground-Based Detection of Extra-Solar Planet Atmosphere with HET

19 November 2007

University of Texas at Austin Astronomy Student Wins Rhodes Scholarship

09 November 2007

Astronomers Discover Sun's Twin at McDonald Observatory

10 October 2007

Most Powerful Supernova Ever: Found with Mini, Monumental McDonald Observatory Telescopes

09 October 2007

Consortium Selects Site in Chile for Future Giant Magellan Telescope

04 September 2007

'Astronomy Day from McDonald Observatory' Will Reach Thousands of Texas Middle-School Students

26 July 2007

University of Texas at Austin Astronomer Shares $500,000 International Cosmology Prize

08 July 2007

Hobby-Eberly Telescope Helps Astronomers Learn Secrets of One of Universe's Most Distant Objects

08 June 2007

McDonald Observatory Thanks Employees for Dedicated Service

29 May 2007

Astronomers Search for Quasars with a 'Kick'

23 May 2007

Astronomers Discover Multi-Planet System; May Alter Theories of Planet Formation

10 May 2007

Texas Astronomer Finds Six 'Cosmic Clocks' in Star Born Soon After Big Bang

07 May 2007

Free Fun for All at McDonald Observatory Open House This Saturday

16 April 2007

Don Wallace is New Site Superintendent for McDonald Observatory

12 April 2007

McDonald Observatory Holds Open House May 12

05 April 2007

Texas Astronomers Achieve Major Improvement in Cosmic Distance Scale with Hubble Telescope

01 March 2007

McDonald Observatory Makes Fun, Educational Spring Break Destination

26 February 2007

AEP Foundation Grants $30K to McDonald Observatory

05 February 2007

American Astronomical Society Confers Highest Honor on McDonald Observatory Director David Lambert

10 January 2007

Texas Supernova Search Finds Exploding Stars Fast, Follows Up Faster with Giant Telescope

08 January 2007

University of Texas Astronomer's Studies of Galactic Bulges May Alter Leading Theory of Galaxy Evolution

2006

13 December 2006

University of Texas Astronomer Explores Planet Formation Around Our Galaxy's Smallest, Most Abundant Stars

09 November 2006

New Findings Cast Doubt on Leading Theory of our Galaxy's Birth

02 November 2006

McDonald Observatory, Department of Astronomy Complete $2 Million Director's Chair Endowment

19 October 2006

McDonald Observatory Thanks Congressman Henry Bonilla for Vital Funding of NESSI Project

09 October 2006

University of Texas Astronomers Confirm Planets Form from Disks Around Stars

28 August 2006

StarDate Radio Celebrates 15 Years with Announcer Sandy Wood

16 August 2006

First Science with SALT: Observations of an Eclipsing Polar Binary Star

20 July 2006

'Science and the Sea' Radio Program Launches This Summer

17 July 2006

McDonald Observatory Visitors Center Named for Former Director Dr. Frank N. Bash

07 June 2006

Site testing under way at McDonald Observatory for federally funded telescope

18 May 2006

Astronomers use McDonald Observatory telescopes to confirm extrasolar planet

18 May 2006

McDonald Observatory honors local volunteers tonight

02 May 2006

McDonald Observatory brings Astronomy Day to Texas kids, Internet audience on May 4

27 April 2006

McDonald Observatory receives $5 million challenge grant to study elusive dark energy

18 April 2006

Giant Magellan Telescope Group Gains Partner Down Under

04 April 2006

McDonald Observatory introduces new Fire Marshal, more during 'Texas Wildfire Awareness Week'

04 April 2006

McDonald Observatory introduces new Fire Marshal, more during 'Texas Wildfire Awareness Week'

27 March 2006

New 'MONET/North' telescope to be dedicated at McDonald Observatory tomorrow

09 March 2006

International team of astronomers discovers origins of 'extreme helium stars'

20 February 2006

Amateur astronomers make first sighting of '10th planet' through McDonald Observatory telescope

11 January 2006

Astronomers Use Spitzer Space Telescope to Challenge Brown Dwarf Formation Models

2005

01 December 2005

Astronomers find most stable optical clock in the heavens

09 November 2005

University of Texas at Austin helped build giant African telescope

20 September 2005

Astronomers find improved evidence for supermassive black hole in Andromeda galaxy, uncover new mystery

08 September 2005

Texas astronomers, others find dead stars collecting dust

01 September 2005

Beautiful images from SALT mark 'first light' for Africa's giant eye

25 July 2005

Joint project with Texas Forest Service makes McDonald Observatory safer, brings national recognition

21 July 2005

Texas flagship universities celebrate milestone in Giant Magellan Telescope partnership

07 June 2005

McDonald Observatory receives $750,000 gift from Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation

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