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

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 !

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!

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!

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

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.

Best team photo ever

Come join us!

I am here! Now to slooowly rebuild my network.