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A team of astronomers at the McDonald Observatory have reported a remarkable discovery - a black hole choking on a star. The discovery came as the team…
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On the last Monday of each month, KRTS’s Talk at Ten features a conversation with an astronomer from the McDonald Observatory. For this episode, Ian Lewis…
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Last Saturday, people across Texas reported seeing a massive ball of light streak across the night sky just before 9 pm. Reports of a massive,…
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In a broadcast recorded live at the McDonald Observatory near Ft. Davis, Texas, MPR reporter Lorne Matalon and Morning Edition anchor Travis Bubenik spoke…
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World-class observatories like Mount Wilson near Los Angeles and Palomar north of San Diego are cramped by the intrusion of urban light to once unspoiled…
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What's being held as one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs in decades has created a flurry of media attention this week. Researchers at the…
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Mike Montgomery, Research Scientist at the University of Texas in Austin, specializes in a unique kind of star -- The White Dwarf. Montgomery talks about how he became interested in astronomy, how a star is born and the lifecycle of a star until it becomes a white dwarf.