MMT in the News

• “Whipple Observatory visitor center revamp promises more interaction” by Jorge Encinas, Green Valley News (August 2023)

• “How a trio of observatories around Tucson is changing astronomy” by Randall Hyman, Astronomy Magazine (February 2023)

• “Unveiling exozodiacal light” by Eckhart Spalding, Denis Defrère, Steve Ertel, Physics Today (April 2022)

• “Astronomers witness ‘teenage’ years of our universe in explosion” by Ashley Strickland, CNN (July 2020)

• “DARK SKIES: Virus costs astronomers hundreds of hours of research” by Jorge Encinas, Green Valley News ( May 2020; Updated June 2020)

• “Aging a Flock of Stars in the Wild Duck Cluster” by Emily Walla, UA/NASA Space Grant Intern, University Communications (November 2018)

• “Eclipsing White Dwarfs Will Merge Into An Exotic Star” by University of Oklahoma (August 2017)

• “Hypervelocity Stars in the Milky Way” by Warren R. Brown, Physics Today (June 2016)

• “Visit Observatory Atop Mt Hopkins” by Ellen Sussman, Green Valley News (June 15, 2015)
• “World’s 14th Largest Telescope Brings Visitors Closer to the Sky” by Daniela Franco, NY Times Student Journalism Institute (May 27, 2015)

• “When Storms Come…” by Kitty Bottemiller, Green Valley News (September 1, 2014)
• “Visiting the MMT and Whipple Observatory in Arizona” by David Eicher, Astronomy Magazine (February 12, 2014)

• “An Evening on Top of the World” by Jason Davis, Astronomy magazine blog (June 11, 2013)

• “City Dark” by Mark Duggan for Arizona Public Media (July 5, 2012)

• “Unusual Careers-Interview of John McAfee, Telescope Operator” broadcast on Malaysian Radio Station BFM 89.9 (August 8, 2011)
• “Lights on Earth Impede Arizona’s Eyes on Space” by Marc Lacey for the NY Times (May 19, 2011)

• “Praising Arizona” blog by Govert Schilling for Sky & Telescope (May 8, 2011)
• “New Director of MMT Observatory” by Daniel Stolte for UA News (January 4, 2011)

• “UA’s 5-laser array helps reduce sky’s turbulence” by Tom Beal for the Arizona Daily Star (October 31, 2010)
• “Planet Hunters no Longer Blinded by the Light” by Daniel Stolte for UANews (October 14, 2010)
• “Taking the Twinkle Out of the Night Sky” by Daniel Stolte for UANews (August 4, 2010)
• “Seeing Stars: A Telescope Operator’s Night” by Ted Robbins for NPR (June 4, 2010)

• “Southern Arizona Telescopes Will Point at Lunar Impact Early Friday” by Lori Stiles for UANews (October 6, 2009)
• “MMTO Confirms Ultra-faint Object in Milky Way Halo is Dwarf Galaxy” by Lori Stiles for UANews (May 18, 2009)
• “CfA Joins Upcoming ‘Around the World in 80 Telescopes’ Webcast” for CfA Press Release (March 31, 2009)
• “UA Astronomy Is Part of April 3 Worldwide Astronomy Marathon” by Lori Stiles for UANews (March 30, 2009)
• “Water on the moon?” by Nathan Mitchell for Arizona Daily Wildcat (February 17, 2009)
• “Astronomers Will Train MMT Telescope on Moon During 2009 Impact” by Lori Stiles for UANews (February 6, 2009)

• “Astronomers Find That Space Rock Won’t Hit Mars” by Lori Stiles for UANews (January 11, 2008)

• “Astronomers Discover Stars with Carbon Atmospheres” by Lori Stiles for UANews (November 21, 2007)
• “Benchmark Survey Shows that Giant Outer Extrasolar Planets Are Rare” by Lori Stiles for UANews (June 5, 2007)
• “Arizona Telescopes Focus On Pluto Early March 18” by Lori Stiles for UANews (March 14, 2007)

• “Astronomers Convene First MMT Science Symposium” for UANews (June 14, 2006)
• “Milky Way’s Sister Galaxy Shines in New Portrait” for CfA Press Release (June 14, 2006)
• “Very Cool Brown Dwarf Discovered Near the Sun” by Lori Stiles for UANews (March 17, 2006)
• “Two Exiled Stars Are Leaving Our Galaxy Forever” for CfA Press Release (January 26, 2006)

• “It Takes Three Smithsonian Observatories To Decipher One Mystery Object” for CfA Press Release (October 4, 2005)
• “Astronomers’ Holiday Special – a July 4 Comet Bash” by Lori Stiles for UANews (June 21, 2005)
• “Two UA Grads Cited for Outstanding Doctoral Theses” by Lori Stiles for UANews (May 23, 2005)
• “Astronomers’ First Direct Evidence: Young Low-Mass Objects Twice as Heavy as Predicted” by Lori Stiles for UANews (January 3, 2005)

• “Novel Camera Set to Produce the First Direct Images of Extrasolar Planets” by Lori Stiles for UANews (June 8, 2004)
• “Spitzer Space Telescope Photographs a Cosmic Valentine Rose” for CfA Press Release (February 12, 2004)
• “Astronomers at MMTO Capture Planetary Nebula in Glowing Detail” by Lori Stiles for UANews (January 8, 2004)

• “UA Astronomers Use MMT to Detect the Widest Lensed Quasar” by Mari N. Jense for UANews (December 22, 2003)
• “Not-Yet-Turned-On Star Is Forming Jupiter-Like Planet” by Lori Stiles for UANews (October 22, 2003)
• “UA, NOAO Join NASA-funded Search for Life on Other Planets” by Lori Stiles for UANews (June 25, 2003)
• “Historic GRB Discovery” for CfA Press Release (June 19, 2003)
• “Astronomers Use MMT Telescope To Detect Origin of Gamma-Ray Bursts” by Lori Stiles for UANews (April 17, 2003)
• “Gamma-ray burst mystery solved” by David Whitehouse for BBC News (April 16, 2003)
• “‘CSI’ Astronomers Link Gamma-Ray Bursts And Supernovae” for CfA Press Release (April 10, 2003)
• “It’s A Supernova!” for NASA Science News (April 10, 2003)
• “Evidence of supernova coming to light” by Jennis Laidman for The Blade, Toledo (April 10, 2003)
• “Twin gamma-ray bursts provide several firsts” for Spaceflight Now (March 11, 2003)
• “Twin Bursts Provide Several Firsts” for CfA Press Release (March 10, 2003)
• “Astronomers Get Ultrasharp Images With Large Telescope in Arizona” by Lori Stiles for UANews (March 3, 2003)

• “Quasar Used to ‘X-ray’ a Galaxy Also Produces Vast X-ray Jet” by Lori Stiles for UANews (February 7, 2002)
• “Big Mirror on Mount Hopkins Gets ‘Perfect’ Shining Coat” for UANews (January 3, 2002)

• “Astronomers Use Big New MMT in Black Hole Discovery” by Lori Stiles for UANews (February 22, 2001)

• “UA/Smithsonian 6.5m Telescope Takes Its First Wide-Field Picture” by Lori Stiles for UANews (September 25, 2000)
• “The heat is on at the Steward Mirror Lab” by Lori Stiles for UANews (May 16, 2000)
• “Giant mirror transplanted in trend-setting telescope” by Lori Stiles for UANews (May 16, 2000)