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McDonald Observatory Press Releases

Astronomers Measure Most Massive, Most Unusual Black Hole
(Wednesday, November 28, 2012)
'White Widow' Scenario for Birth of Type Ia Supernovae
(Thursday, October 25, 2012)
Largest Magnetic Field Around Massive Star
(Tuesday, September 11, 2012)
NASA, Texas Astronomers Find First Multi-Planet System Around a Binary Star
(Thursday, August 30, 2012)
Astronomers Test Einstein in a New Regime Using Pair of Burnt-Out Stars
(Wednesday, August 29, 2012)
'Evaporating' Planet Probed with Hobby-Eberly Telescope
(Tuesday, June 5, 2012)
Las Cumbres Telescope Sees 1st Light at McDonald Observatory
(Tuesday, April 10, 2012)
McDonald Observatory Astronomers Find Goldilocks Planet and Others
(Monday, December 5, 2011)
Cosmic Explosion Explained Just in Time for Christmas
(Thursday, December 1, 2011)
University of Texas-led Team Discovers Unusual Multi-Planet System with NASA's Kepler Spacecraft
(Tuesday, October 4, 2011)
Buckyballs More Common in Space than Thought
(Thursday, March 3, 2011)
First Stars in the Universe Weren't Lonely
(Thursday, February 3, 2011)
Total Lunar Eclipse Before Dawn Tues., Dec. 21
(Thursday, December 16, 2010)
McDonald Launches Dark-Skies Initiative with Video, Radio Programs
(Tuesday, June 22, 2010)
Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Thursday, August 12 - Images and HD Available From Stardate Media
(Saturday, August 8, 2009)
McDonald Observatory Astronomers Discover New Type of Pulsating White Dwarf Star
(Thursday, May 1, 2008)
Texas Astronomer Makes First Ground-Based Detection of Extrasolar Planet Atmosphere Using Hobby-Eberly Telescope
(Wednesday, December 5, 2007)
Most Powerful Supernova Ever Found with Mini, Monumental McDonald Observatory Telescopes
(Wednesday, October 10, 2007)
Astronomers Search for Quasars with a 'Kick'
(Sunday, June 10, 2007)
McDonald Obs: Hobby-Eberly Telescope Helps Learn Secrets of Very Distant Quasar
(Friday, June 8, 2007)
Texas Astronomer Finds Six Cosmic Clocks in Star Born Soon After The Big Bang
(Thursday, May 10, 2007)
University of Texas Astronomer's Studies of Galactic Bulges May Alter
(Tuesday, January 9, 2007)
International Team of Astronomers Discovers Origin of Extreme Helium Stars
(Thursday, March 9, 2006)
Amateur Astronomers Make First Sighting of 10th Planet Through Eyepiece of McDonald Observatory Telescope
(Monday, February 20, 2006)
Astronomers Use Spitzer Space Telescope to Challenge Brown Dwarf Formation Models
(Friday, January 13, 2006)
Astronomers Find Most Stable Optical Clock in Heavens; Aids Understanding of Stars' Lives
(Thursday, December 1, 2005)
McDonald Observatory receives $750,000 gift from Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
(Wednesday, June 8, 2005)
McDonald Observatory Astronomers Discover Neptune-sized Planet with Hobby-Eberly Telescope
(Tuesday, August 31, 2004)
Scientists Develop Cheap Method for Solar System Hunt Using McDonald Observatory Telescope
(Thursday, November 20, 2003)
Chair of Astronomy Department To Lead McDonald Observatory
(Wednesday, August 13, 2003)
StarDate Radio Program Celebrates 25 Years
(Monday, June 23, 2003)
McDonald Observatory Planet Search finds first planet orbiting close-in binary star
(Wednesday, October 9, 2002)
Media Representatives Invited to April 6 Preview of New McDonald Observatory Visitors Center
(Friday, March 8, 2002)
Frank Bash to Step Down as McDonald Observatory Director
(Wednesday, February 13, 2002)
Hobby-Eberly Telescope Goes "Back to Nature"
(Wednesday, February 6, 2002)
Meadows Foundation Grant to McDonald Observatory Benefits Teachers, Students
(Wednesday, December 12, 2001)