COLLEGE STATION — About 130 million years ago in the galaxy NGC 4993, a pair of neutron stars collided as a result of the slow but inexorable decay of their orbits, as predicted by Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. The cosmic collision of these objects, similar to the Sun in mass but with […]
BATAVIA, ILLINOIS — Dark Energy Survey (DES) scientists, including astronomers at Texas A&M University, are celebrating the release of the most accurate measurement to date of the present large-scale structure of the universe. DES scientists unveiled their most recent findings in a presentation today (August 3) at the American Physical Society Division of Particles and […]
AUSTIN — EDITOR’S NOTE: Prior to coming to Texas A&M University in 2008, Darren DePoy spent 18 years at The Ohio State University, building both the astronomy program along with an international reputation for excellence in astronomical instrumentation. Together with fellow Texas A&M astronomer Jennifer Marshall, he built the first KELT system used in […]
COLLEGE STATION — An international team of astronomers including two from Texas A&M University has, for the first time, spotted a massive, inactive galaxy from a time when the Universe was only 1.65 billion years old. Astronomers expect most galaxies from this epoch to be low-mass minnows, busily forming stars. However, this galaxy is […]
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University astronomer Jonelle Walsh doesn’t sugar-coat things regarding science’s understanding of the mysterious cosmic phenomenon known as supermassive black holes. “There’s simply a lot we don’t know,” Walsh said, with emphasis on the “a lot” part. Walsh, however, is not one to shy away from a challenge. As a […]
COLLEGE STATION — Everyone has a backstory, even our own Milky Way galaxy. And much like social media, the picture is not always as pretty as it appears on the current surface, says Texas A&M University astronomer Casey Papovich. Papovich notes that large disk galaxies like our own Milky Way were not always the well-ordered, […]
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Peter M. McIntyre has been appointed as head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University, effective June 1, announced Dr. Meigan Aronson, dean of the College of Science. McIntyre, a 36-year veteran of the department and widely respected experimental high-energy physicist, replaces Dr. George R. Welch, who […]
COLLEGE STATION — In one of the most sensitive measurements to date, an international team of astronomers has charted the rise and fall of galaxies across 90 percent of cosmic history in the FourStar Galaxy Evolution Survey (ZFOURGE), the complete results of which were publically unveiled today (August 30) for the first time. Texas A&M […]
COLLEGE STATION — Roughly a decade after launching a new astronomy program and hiring one of the co-discoverers of dark energy to lead it, Texas A&M University is set to come full-academic circle this fall, offering its first master’s and doctoral degrees in astronomy. Texas A&M’s new astronomy graduate program within the Department of Physics […]
BALTIMORE — A team of astronomers including four from Texas A&M University has discovered that the universe is expanding 5 to 9 percent faster than expected, based on observations with the Hubble Space Telescope. The surprising result, to be detailed in an upcoming issue of The Astrophysical Journal, represents the most recent advance in a […]
COLLEGE STATION — EDITOR’S NOTE: Last November, Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young announced a new $4 billion comprehensive campaign, Lead by Example, that will cement Texas A&M as a world leader in solving great global challenges. The following story largely is excerpted from the version that originally appeared in the Texas A&M Foundation’s […]
COLLEGE STATION — Using one of the world’s most powerful digital cameras, scientists with the Dark Energy Survey have discovered eight more faint celestial objects hovering near our Milky Way galaxy, along with signs indicating that they — like the objects found by the same team earlier this year — likely are dwarf satellite galaxies, […]
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University physics graduate student Daniel Nagasawa ’16 has some advice for budding astronomers: Never cease being amazed by things perceived as basic, from light to the elements. As a member of Texas A&M’s Charles R. ’62 and Judith G. Munnerlyn Astronomical Instrumentation Laboratory, Nagasawa’s passion for astronomy is steered by […]
PASADENA, Calif. — The Giant Magellan Telescope Organization has announced today (Wednesday, June 3) that its 11 international partners — including Texas A&M University — have committed more than US$500 million to begin construction of the first of a new generation of extremely large telescopes. Once it is built, the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is […]
COLLEGE STATION — Picture, if you will, the ultimate universal home movie if not parental keepsake and life story: our Milky Way Galaxy, starting out as but a wee collection of young stars some 12 billion years ago, continuously feeding on the gas of smaller nearby galaxies and undergoing a huge burst of star births […]
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