“‘Dark energy’ is the phrase we use to represent our ignorance of how the universe is expanding, but it may not be dark.
It may not be energy.”
- @UTAustin's Dr. Karl Gebhardt, discussing the work of the HETDEX team, in a @nytimes article - out today!
https://t.co/SDbBlr5hV8
Congrats to all the winners of the 2026 Visualizing Science Contest, including UT Astronomy grad student Joohyun Lee and Professor Paul Shapiro! See all of the winning images here:
https://t.co/2n3sZuF25n
A night at the telescope 🔭
A group of astronomy students from @TexasScience were invited to “test drive” the 107-inch Harlan J. Smith telescope at the McDonald Observatory (@mcdonaldobs) and investigated if a distant globular cluster contains a black hole.
Read more here: https://t.co/aiL0Z12nMk
So excited to be joining #AstronomyOnTap ATX for their 97th show, along with my friend and producer of @longest_goodbye, Ido Mizrahy! It’ll be a night full of #astronomy talks, news, merch & more!
March 16
Celis Brewery
7:00 PM
@AoTATX is FREE and open to all ages!
@UTAstronomy
📣 BIG NEWS!!
Following a competitive international search, the @mcdonaldobs is beyond thrilled to announce that Dan Jaffe has been appointed the new @giantmagellan Telescope President!
#WhatStartsHere changes the world.
https://t.co/9mZM5VPrIb
Please join us in welcoming Daniel T. Jaffe as President of the Giant Magellan Telescope. Daniel brings world-leading expertise in both astronomical instrumentation development and the construction of large-scale research facilities. He is well positioned to lead the Giant Magellan Telescope through its next phase of growth. https://t.co/lleqGjyyK6
Registration is open! AI Boot Camp For Astronomers
Presented by the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins and the Texas Advanced Computing Center @TACC
June 1st-5th 2026
Location: Pickle Research Campus, @UTAustin
Learn more https://t.co/zFabH3OH8B
🎙️ THIS FRIDAY - TUNE IN! 📻
⭐ @TexasStandard, the national daily news show of Texas, is roadtrippin' across the Lone Star State, visiting @mcdonaldobs along the way!
Check for your local station & tune in FRIDAY to hear what we're up to!
🔗 https://t.co/wzjzZku5H8
#publicradio
📣 The Board of Directors for the @giantmagellan Telescope has elected @mcdonaldobs Director Taft Armandroff as its new chair!
Learn about this exciting leadership transition:
https://t.co/is0snI64o1
[Taft Armandroff (left), Walter Massey (center) and Brian Schmidt (right)]
Texas Research Impact: @TexasScience researchers are pushing the boundaries of astronomy.
Using @ESA_Webb data, they’ve confirmed the earliest known black hole — offering new insight into how galaxies formed in the early universe.
🔗 https://t.co/4PYmwj9SBy