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In this year’s letter, Prof. Mario Jurić reflects on the impact we’ve made together and shares the vision for the year ahead. Your support is key to our continued success – especially as we prepare for the Rubin Observatory operations starting in 2025.
February 19, 2025 |
A new paper that includes co-authors from the DiRAC Institute, “PhotoD with LSST: Stellar Photometric Distances Out to the Edge of the Galaxy”, will aid in analysis of the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and time (LSST) dataset. Distances to stars are a crucial part of understanding the formation and evolution of the Milky […]
Read More »January 29, 2025 | Sky & Telescope | David L. Chandler
Multiple effects from ever-increasing satellite launches could impact future observations; the biggest threat to astronomy, though, is still coming from the ground.
Read More »January 22, 2025 | NPR Short Wave
DiRAC’s James Davenport describes new efforts to use the upcoming Rubin Observatory to help SETI.
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January 17, 2025 | Vera C. Rubin Observatory
NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just successfully completed a series of full-system tests using an engineering test camera.
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December 18, 2024 | SciAm | Robin George Andrews
If there’s a hidden world in the solar system, a new telescope should find it
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Come meet Gourav Khullar and Andy Tzanidakis on February 26th, 2025 at Bickersons Brewhouse in Ballard at 7pm!