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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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Video: Going Deep on the Vera Rubin Observatory, with Željko Ivezić

September 24, 2025 | ArtsUW

What will Rubin Observatory discover that no one’s expecting? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn and answer cosmic queries about the Vera Rubin Observatory, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), and our next big tool to uncover more about the universe with Zeljko Ivezic, Director of Rubin Observatory Construction.

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University of Washington celebrates Rubin Observatory’s debut — and looks ahead

June 27, 2025 | GEEKWIRE | by Alan Boyle

It’s been more than two decades since the University of Washington helped kick off the effort to get the Vera C. Rubin Observatory built in Chile — and now that it’s finished, UW astronomers are gearing up to get in on the first decade of discoveries. The university’s role in the past, present and future of the […]

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UW helps bring the cosmos into focus as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils a new glimpse into the solar system

June 24, 2025 | UW News | by Jackson Holtz

A new era of astronomy and astrophysics began Monday when the first images captured by the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory were released, demonstrating the extraordinary capabilities of the new telescope and the world’s largest digital camera. Officials in Washington, D.C., unveiled large, ultra-high-definition images and videos, as well as discoveries of thousands of new asteroids. Astronomers and […]

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