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.
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
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...
arxiv.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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
arxiv.org/abs/2511.03035
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 !
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...
Meet the Universe’s Earliest Confirmed Black Hole: A Monster at the Dawn of Time
AUSTIN, Texas — An international team of astronomers, led by The University of Texas at Austin’s Cosmic Frontier Center, has identified the most distant
news.utexas.edu
August 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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 !
Reposted by Steven Finkelstein
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 🔭
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 🔭
July 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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 🔭
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!
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
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
#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... 🏆🔭
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... 🏆🔭
June 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Can’t wait!
Our CFC2025 conference kicks off today. Listen to the talks online, links are here!
cfc2025.us/Program.html
cfc2025.us/Program.html
May 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Our CFC2025 conference kicks off today. Listen to the talks online, links are here!
cfc2025.us/Program.html
cfc2025.us/Program.html
Important words advocating for science from a @utaustin.bsky.social undergraduate!
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.
📷 AAS CVD participants outside the US Capitol Building.
May 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Important words advocating for science from a @utaustin.bsky.social undergraduate!
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
arxiv.org/pdf/2505.04609
arxiv.org
May 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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
arxiv.org/pdf/2505.04609
Honored and excited to be getting the chance to share results from our JWST CEERS program!
#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... 🏆🔭
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... 🏆🔭
April 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Honored and excited to be getting the chance to share results from our JWST CEERS program!
“Have kids” they said, “it’ll be great”, they said. What didn’t they say? That there would be 730a robotics competitions on Saturdays.
October 21, 2023 at 12:44 PM
“Have kids” they said, “it’ll be great”, they said. What didn’t they say? That there would be 730a robotics competitions on Saturdays.
Best team photo ever
Softball & eclipse viewing! @astrosteven.bsky.social
October 14, 2023 at 10:06 PM
Best team photo ever
Come join us!
UT Austin Astronomy is hiring a tenure-track faculty member this year. Come be Caroline's colleague! (You'll have to be my colleague, too, but don't let that dissuade you.)
UT Austin is hiring a new assistant professor this year! Come join us! We have a great group of faculty here, and awesome students/postdocs. And telescopes! And Austin is in the habitable zone for at least 8 months every year.
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jobregister.aas.org/ad/359bf302
October 14, 2023 at 10:04 PM
Come join us!
I am here! Now to slooowly rebuild my network.
July 6, 2023 at 6:51 AM
I am here! Now to slooowly rebuild my network.