WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report from a government committee chaired by Texas A&M University physicist Robert Tribble has major implications for the future of U.S. nuclear science. Tribble, director of the Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute, oversaw the creation of the report, accepted today (Jan. 29) by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Science Foundation […]
TUSCON — Scientists at the University of Arizona and in California have completed the most challenging large astronomical mirror ever made. For the past several years, a group of optical scientists and engineers working at the UA Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory underneath the UA’s football stadium have been polishing an 8.4-meter (27.5 feet) diameter mirror […]
COLLEGE STATION — When astronomer Darren DePoy came to Texas A&M University in 2008, he did so with an important global goal: to help establish Texas A&M as a worldwide leader in astronomical instrumentation. Four years later, DePoy is living his dream, reveling in the results of a big-time gamble that involved leaving an established […]
COLLEGE STATION — Eight billion years ago, rays of light from distant galaxies began their long journey to Earth. That ancient starlight has now found its way to a mountaintop in Chile, where the newly constructed Dark Energy Camera, the most powerful sky-mapping machine ever created, has captured and recorded it for the first time. […]
COLLEGE STATION — Local star-gazers and skywatching enthusiasts are encouraged to join Texas A&M University astronomers and physicists next week for a rare celestial event, the transit of Venus. This phenomenon occurs when Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor passes in front of the Sun, traveling across its face like a speck, and is so rare that […]
COLLEGE STATION — Aggies and Brazos Valley area residents with an interest in the mysteries of the night sky are invited to wind down their reading day and enjoy one last break before final exams at the May Aggie Star Party, set for next Wednesday (May 2) on the Texas A&M University campus. The monthly […]
DOME ARGUS, Antartica — A team of scientists representing several international institutions, including Texas A&M University, has succeeded in installing the first of three Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3-1) at the Chinese Kunlun Station at Dome Argus, the highest point of the Antarctic Plateau. The telescope is the first of three, half-meter devices to be installed […]
COLLEGE STATION — A decade ago, Houston businessman and philanthropist George P. Mitchell was so certain there were big discoveries to be made in physics and astronomy and that they should come out of Texas A&M University, he put money on it, endowing the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and […]
COLLEGE STATION — Aggies with an interest in the mysteries of the night sky and in possible need of a finals study break are invited to attend the “final” Aggie Star Party of 2011, set for Wednesday (Dec. 7) on the Texas A&M University campus. The event, hosted by the Texas A&M University Astronomy Group […]
COLLEGE STATION — Based on the overwhelming success of their previous two events earlier this month, the Texas A&M University Astronomy Group will play host to another star party Thursday (Nov. 17) from 7 to 9 p.m. at the corner of Lubbock and Coke Streets, across from Heldenfels Hall, on the main Texas A&M campus. […]
COLLEGE STATION — While you’re out this weekend basking in the region’s coolest temperatures since spring, Texas A&M University astronomers encourage you to gaze up at the night sky — specifically the Big Dipper’s handle, where one of the Universe’s latest and most radiant stellar explosions has produced a star bright enough to outshine its […]
SEATTLE — Scientists announced this week that the Dark Energy Survey (DES) soon expects to make a substantial leap forward in our understanding of why the universe is accelerating and the nature of dark energy. DES Director Josh Frieman highlighted the project, which involves astronomers at Texas A&M University, and how it will advance our […]
A project to discover the nature of dark energy, a mysterious force causing the expansion of the universe to speed up, has received an $8 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The funds will be split among The University of Texas at Austin ($3.6 million), Texas A&M University ($3.9 million) and Penn State […]
BALTIMORE, Md. — Although the latest image released by the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute as part of the Hubble Heritage Project may have originated in deep space, it has local Texas A&M University ties. The image, unveiled Tuesday (August 10), is a deep-exposure shot depicting NCG 4911, a majestic face-on spiral galaxy located deep […]
COLLEGE STATION — Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, a Texas A&M University-led team of astronomers has uncovered what may very well be the earliest, most distant cluster of galaxies ever detected. The group of roughly 60 galaxies, called CLG J02182-05102, is nearly 10 billion years old — born just 4 billion years after the Big […]
COLLEGE STATION — The Astrophysics Group in the Texas A&M University Department of Physics and Astronomy will host its monthly Astronomy Open House Friday (Jan. 29) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the campus observatory. The free, family-oriented event will feature telescope observing (weather permitting), hands-on demonstrations and a brief public talk by Texas A&M […]
Editor’s Note: Due to expected inclement weather featuring the strong possibility of precipitation featuring a snow/ice mix, the Astronomy Open House scheduled for tonight (Friday, Dec. 4) has been cancelled. COLLEGE STATION — The Astrophysics Group in the Texas A&M University Department of Physics and Astronomy will host its monthly Astronomy Open House Friday (Dec. […]
COLLEGE STATION — The Astrophysics Group in the Texas A&M University Department of Physics and Astronomy will host its monthly Astronomy Open House Friday (Oct. 30) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the campus observatory. The free event will feature telescope observing (weather permitting, hands-on demonstrations and a brief public talk by a Texas A&M […]
COLLEGE STATION — The Astrophysics Group in the Texas A&M University Department of Physics will host its first Astronomy Open House of the 2009-10 academic year Friday (Sept. 25) from 8 to 10 p.m. at the campus observatory. The free event will feature telescope observing, hands-on demonstrations and a brief public talk by a Texas […]
COLLEGE STATION — The Astrophysics Group in the Texas A&M University Department of Physics is hosting its final Astronomy Open House of the 2008-09 academic year Friday (May 29) from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the campus observatory. The free event will feature telescope observing, star gazing, and a public talk by a Texas A&M […]
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