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The matador bug’s vibrant red hind-leg flags are neither a mating display nor a distraction tactic, they’re part of an elaborate defense strategy.

Messier 82, 12 million light-years away, is relatively compact but hosts a frenzy of star formation activity.

Astrophysicists and astronomers at UT Austin have used these rare phenomena to help answer fundamental questions about our universe.

The Heising-Simons Foundation has awarded Quang Tran, Ph.D. candidate in UT astronomy, one of its eight prestigious 51 Pegasi b Fellowships.

Ph.D. student Maile Marriott’s submission illustrates the complexities of the “space weather” generated by our sun.

UT’s new Cosmic Frontier Center and McDonald Observatory will play key roles in aiding research into chemically young galaxies.

The new program will help fill the demand for semiconductor scientists and engineers and give students a chance to lead in a booming industry.

From large language models to brain-machine interfaces, students work with faculty on cutting-edge research.

Graduate students Jessica Valdes and Keenan Riordan were on a team that found humans may have dispersed during arid times along “blue highways.”

On Monday, April 8, parts of North America will experience a total solar eclipse and the UT observatory offers tips.