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The Dynamic Sky
January 14, 2026 | Rebecca Bodenheimer | The Magazine of Harvey Mudd College
Astronomer Meredith Rawls is working to explore and protect the universe.
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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid in Pre-Survey Observations
January 7, 2026 | DiRAC News
First peer-reviewed paper using LSST Camera data identifies an asteroid, nearly the size of eight football fields, rotating every two minutes. The study was led by Sarah Greenstreet, NSF NOIRLab assistant astronomer and lead of Rubin Observatory’s Solar System Science Collaboration’s Near-Earth Objects and Interstellar Objects working group. The team presents their results in a paper appearing […]
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Postdoctoral Opportunities at DiRAC
October 10, 2025 | DiRAC
We invite applications for the 2026 DiRAC Fellowship in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington. These up to 3-year full time postdoctoral positions are available to promising early-career scientists.
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Plan to reflect sunlight to power solar panels at night upsets astronomers
October 10, 2025 | Bloomberg
Meredith Rawls spoke to Bloomberg about how Astronomy research would be impacted by plans to reflect sunlight to power solar panels at night.
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Sharper than ever: New algorithm brings the stars into greater focus
October 1, 2025 | Roberto Molar Candanosa | John Hopkins University
John Hopkins University featured research co-authored by eScience director, and the founding director of DiRAC Institute, Andrew Connolly. Johns Hopkins scientists develop method to render Earth-based images as clear as those taken from space.
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