Steven Finkelstein
@astrosteven.bsky.social
Dad to two alternatingly amazing/frustrating kids, decent husband, astronomer. Lover of Seattle/Austin sports and good sci-fi/fantasy novels and movies.
Had a fun chat with @texasstandard.bsky.social this morning!
Texas Standard@texasstandard.bsky.social · last mo.Scientists say the telescope, which can capture a larger field of view than the Hubble telescope, will help study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets. texasstandard.org/stories/nasa...
Had an amazing time meeting fellow longhorns in Singapore!
Check out this new paper by student Oscar Chávez Ortiz, showing significant evidence for a growing black hole in GHZ2 at z=12.34! arxiv.org/abs/2511.03035
Significant Evidence of an AGN Contribution in GHZ2 at z = 12.34
GHZ2 is among the highest-redshift galaxies discovered to date, exhibiting a spectrum rich with prominent emission lines in the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) and optical. These features raise critical q...
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Check out our new discovery! JWST is finding black holes in the very early universe, and this galaxy is the most distant one with a clear signal of a growing black hole! Awesome work by lead author Anthony Taylor at @utaustin.bsky.social !
AAS Press Office@press.aas.org · last yr.University of Texas at Austin: Meet the Universe’s Earliest Confirmed Black Hole: A Monster at the Dawn of Time news.utexas.edu/2025/08/06/m...
Videos Available from the 246th AAS Meeting Slidecasts of the plenary talks and prize lectures presented at the AAS 2025 summer meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, are now available online for all. aas.org/posts/news/2... #AAS246 🔭
Can’t wait!
The Kavli Foundation@kavlifoundation.org · last yr.Headed to #AAS246 in Anchorage? Don’t miss the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecture on Monday, June 9! Dr. Steven Finkelstein @astrosteven.bsky.social (UT Austin) PI of JWST’s Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science program, will share insights into the formation of the first galaxies.✨🔭 #KavliAstro
Our CFC2025 conference kicks off today. Listen to the talks online, links are here! cfc2025.us/Program.html
Important words advocating for science from a @utaustin.bsky.social undergraduate!
American Astronomical Society (AAS)@aas.org · last yr.Avery Abramson from the University of Texas at Austin shares her experiences from AAS's Congressional Visits Day. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭 📷 AAS CVD participants outside the US Capitol Building.
The early universe continues to amaze - led by UT/CFC postdoc Anthony Taylor, we've discovered an extremely distant black hole (the most distant "broad line AGN"). This black hole is *massive*, and may even have more mass than its surrounding galaxy! Check out more here: arxiv.org/pdf/2505.04609
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Honored and excited to be getting the chance to share results from our JWST CEERS program!
American Astronomical Society (AAS)@aas.org · 2y ago#AAS246 AAS Names Steven Finkelstein as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer At our June 2025 meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, the Kavli Lecture will be given by Steven Finkelstein @astrosteven.bsky.social, an astronomer at The University of Texas at Austin. aas.org/press/aas-na... 🏆🔭
“Have kids” they said, “it’ll be great”, they said. What didn’t they say? That there would be 730a robotics competitions on Saturdays.
