Uploaded September 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Assistant professor and astronomer Steve Finkelstein can travel through time. Well, almost. He uses data from the Hubble Space Telescope to gaze beyond to the most distant galaxies in the universe. He studies galaxy evolution, and is on a quest to discover the origins of our Milky Way and life itself.

Watch as he briefly explores this topic, as well as his role as a scientist. Read more about his research here: http://www.as.utexas.edu/~stevenf/Home.html