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By statistically combining the spectra of thousands of distant galaxy spectra, in a technique astronomers call “stacking”, we can see very faint spectral features that are otherwise undetectable in individual galaxies. In a previous post, we shared the work of […]

We had a great time sharing some of the early science results from HETDEX at the American Astronomical Society’s 224th Annual Meeting held in New Orleans. A small team of HETDEX researchers joined the 3400 other attendees in one of […]

  The study of Lyman Alpha Emitters (LAEs) provides a unique window into the early universe, allowing us to unravel the mysteries of galaxy formation and evolution. The HETDEX survey will ultimately map out the 3D positions of over one […]

In their recent article published in Astrophysical Journal titled “Searching for Supernovae in HETDEX Data Release 3″, University of Texas at Austin researcher József Vinkó and HETDEX team members describe a novel technique to discover Supernovae hidden within the massive […]

In an article now in press at the Astrophysical Journal, lead by HETDEX Graduate student Dongsheng Sun from the University of Tokyo, demonstrates how neutral hydrogen and HETDEX galaxies interplay. Using the Lyman-alpha forest absorptions of 14,736 background quasars from the […]

Astronomers have barely scratched the surface of mapping the nearly endless stars and galaxies of the heavens. Using supercomputers, researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have now revealed the locations of more than 200,000 new astronomical objects. Their […]

Isaiah Pipkin, University of Texas at Austin Physics and Astronomy undergraduate, won the TEAM-UP Together Award. It was given this year to 31 African American Students from across the country in physics and astronomy. TEAM-UP Together is a collective action initiative […]

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Researchers at the University of Texas are turning to some rather unusual tech to locate distant galaxies. “I’ve been calling it Astro Tinder for a long time,” said UT Professor of Astrophysics Karl Gebhardt. Gebhardt is part […]