News Releases

2002

16 September 2002

NEWS MEDIA AVISORY UT-Austin astronomer's black hole discoveries subject of NASA news conference

10 May 2002

Texas astronomer brings infrared space telescope team to UT-Austin

09 April 2002

Texas Astronomer uses Hubble Space Telescope to Solve Mystery of Favorite Galaxy

08 March 2002

Media Representatives Invited to April 6 Preview of New McDonald Observatory Visitors Center

06 February 2002

HET Goes “Back to Nature”

13 January 2002

Bash to Step Down as McDonald Observatory Director

07 January 2002

Radiation zaps Mars and extrasolar planets, affects biological evolution

07 January 2002

Radioactive decay of elements gives age of stars, points to evolution of the Milky Way

2001

29 November 2001

Texas Teachers to Benefit from $35K Gift to McDonald Observatory

29 November 2001

Meadows Foundation Grant to Benefit McDonald Observatory

29 November 2001

Give the StarDate Sky Almanac this season and support science education in Texas!

14 June 2001

UT Austin scientists find evidence that all radio-loud quasars may be blazars

05 May 2001

Missing Molecule Holds Clues to Comet's Origin

14 February 2001

SBC Foundation supports radio outreach for science education

14 February 2001

American Electric Power Sponsors StarDate, Bringing Astronomy Lore to Millions

14 February 2001

World’s Top Observatories to Collaborate for Public Education

2000

12 October 2000

Touching the Stars: UT Astronomer Honored for Inspiring Teachers, Students

29 August 2000

Long Foundations provide support for Universo, Spanish-language sister program to StarDate radio broadcasts

23 August 2000

Long Foundations support Universo

07 August 2000

Search For Extrasolar Planets Hits Home

26 June 2000

New Lighting Ordinance Promotes Darker Skies, Safer Streets

21 June 2000

Interstellar Clouds Yield Clues to the Origins of the Element Lithium

05 June 2000

Supermassive Black Holes Reveal New Clues to Galaxy Formation

31 March 2000

Telescopes, Terrain, and Technology Unite Twin Towns

28 March 2000

Astrophysical issues to be explored by researchers from Texas and Mexico during UT Austin conference

02 March 2000

Hobby-Eberly Telescope Enters Early Operation Phase

02 March 2000

Jets, Not Neutrinos, May Cause Supernova Explosions, Scientists Say

04 February 2000

John Kormendy Fills First Vaughan Chair in Astronomy

28 January 2000

New $6 million Astronomy Science Center at McDonald Observatory To be Built for Texas, Nation

28 January 2000

Signing of Southern African Large Telescope Agreement Marks Major Milestone

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