Dark Energy

By Sally BeauvaisDeana Haggag -- who visited Marfa from Chicago with a group of friends late last year -- has almost always lived in big cities. And the…

Here in West Texas, there are two major searches ongoing. While companies in the Permian Basin seek more deposits of oil and gas underground, astronomers…

Here in West Texas, there are two major searches ongoing. While companies in the Permian Basin seek more deposits of oil and gas underground, astronomers…

When McDonald Observatory first opened its doors in 1933 it was done with a nearly million dollar donation from a Paris, Texas banker. In his will,…

Tonight on West Texas Talk, University of Texas professor and McDonald Observatory astrophysicist Karl Gebhardt talks black holes, dark energy and the…

Almost seven years ago, teams of engineers and scientists began designing mirrors for a telescope to study the universe’s dark energy. That's the…

[gallery link="file" ids="19466,19462,19460,19463,19467,19459,19464"] On the last Monday of each month, KRTS’s Talk at Ten features a conversation with an…

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…