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The largest survey ever of the early universe contains 600 million spectra, covering part of the sky equal to 2,000 full Moons.

Findings help explain how black holes millions to billions of times the mass of the sun formed so soon after the Big Bang.

Thanks to the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI), astronomy and AI are solving each other’s problems.

A UT Austin spectrograph measures for the first time the magnesium-to-silicon ratio of an "ultra-hot Jupiter."

Volker Bromm used TACC supercomputer simulations to shed light on the mysterious origins of these enigmatic cosmic objects.

Astronomers using data from the Hobby–Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) based at UT made the discovery.

John Chisholm, Jonathan Perry and Ann Thijs were recognized for their commitment to curricular reform and educational innovation.

Top-prize image highlights a vital player in the central nervous system.

The Harlan J. Smith Scholars program involves astronomy undergraduates in observing on a major telescope.

Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment researchers have made a record-setting 3D map of the early universe.