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Largest Map of the Universe Announced Revealing 800,000 Galaxies, Challenging Early Cosmos Theories

James Webb Space Telescope

Largest Map of the Universe Announced Revealing 800,000 Galaxies, Challenging Early Cosmos Theories

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In the name of open science, the multinational scientific collaboration COSMOS on Thursday released the data behind the largest map of the universe. Called the COSMOS-Web field, the project, built with data collected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), consists of all the imaging and a catalog of nearly 800,000 galaxies spanning nearly all of cosmic time. And it's been challenging existing notions of the infant universe.See the Story

John Good Recognized with UT Outstanding Staff Award

On April 15, The University of Texas at Austin announced its 2025 Outstanding Staff Awards. Thirty-one staff members were selected from a highly competitive pool of nominations. Among those to receive the honor is McDonald Observatory Engineering Scientist John Good. “John richly deserves the special recognition of a President’s Outstanding Staff Award,” said McDonald Observatory Director Taft Armandroff. “His experience and work ethic are at th…Austin, Texas · Austin Read Article

JWST Awards UT Astronomers 10% of Its Coveted Observing Time

In March, the Space Telescope and Science Institute announced the selection of 274 programs for the fourth year of observations on its James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This includes approximately 8,500 hours of observing time. Of that, a whopping 10 percent (over 800 hours) was awarded to programs led or co-led by astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin. JWST is the most powerful telescope currently available to astronomers. It is par…Space · Austin Read Article

AAS Names Steven Finkelstein as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer for 246th Meeting

With support from the Kavli Foundation, the Vice Presidents of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) name a special invited lecturer to kick off each semiannual AAS meeting with a presentation on recent research of great importance. At the 246th AAS meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, on 9 June 2025, the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecture will be given by Dr. Steven Finkelstein, an astronomer at The University of Texas at Austin. Finkelstein serves as the P…Anchorage, United States · Anchorage Read Article

Webb peers deeper into mysterious Flame Nebula to find 'failed stars'

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The Flame Nebula, located about 1,400 light-years away from Earth, is a hotbed of star formation less than 1 million years old. Within the Flame Nebula, there are objects so small that their cores will never be able to fuse hydrogen like full-fledged stars—brown dwarfs.YouTube See the Story

Board of Visitors Winter Meeting Shares Astronomy Highlights

The 2025 Board of Visitors Winter Meeting took place February 28 and March 1 on The University of Texas at Austin campus. Over 140 members and guests joined us for a reception at the Texas Science & Natural History Museum, the latest news from UT and BOV leadership, and a showcase of the pioneering work underway at the Department of Astronomy and McDonald Observatory. Science talks explored: The science behind McDonald Observatory’s award-winni…Austin, Texas · Austin Read Article

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