Have you ever wondered how an asteroid gets named? Dr. Sarah Greenstreet describes the asteroid recently named after her.
Read More »Asteroid Named for DiRAC/Asteroid Institute Researcher
August 15, 2021 | Asteroid Institute
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“Superflares” may be less harmful to exoplanets than previously thought, study shows
August 5, 2021 | UW News
An international team of astronomers, including DiRAC research professor James Davenport, reports that superflares pose only a limited danger to exoplanets because the flares tend to originate near the poles of the stars – not the equator where most exoplanets orbit.
Read More »DiRAC astronomers propose a “SatHub” to track megaconstellations
July 30, 2021 | space.com
Dr. Meredith Rawls, DiRAC Research Scientist, discusses recommendations from the recent “SATCON2” workshop
Read More »Astronomers push for global debate on giant satellite swarms
July 19, 2021 | Nature
Working with the United Nations, scientists hope to establish standards for satellite ‘megaconstellations’ and reduce disruption of astronomical observations.
Read More »List of Publications
July 16, 2021 | DiRAC News
ADS library features recently published papers by DiRAC researchers.
Read More »Asteroids in the inner solar system
July 1, 2021 | Physics Today
Observations and computer simulations of their orbits and interactions with planets yield insights into the asteroids’ dynamic lives. Sarah Greenstreet is a senior researcher with the B612 Asteroid Institute in Mill Valley, California, and a research scientist with the Dirac Institute at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Read More »Asteroid Day LIVE 2021
June 30, 2021 | DiRAC News
Learn more about the first planetary defence mission on this year’s Asteroid Day LIVE The full LIVE program schedule here will broadcast on June 30th, 2021 and it will repeat until July 4th, 2021. Watch the program live here at asteroidday.org Asteroid Day is a global day of awareness and public education about asteroids. At science centers, schools, museums, […]
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Astronomers Thrill at Giant Comet Flying into Our Solar System
June 30, 2021 | Jonathan O’Callaghan
In October 2023 a new telescope in Chile called the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will begin a 10-year survey of the entire overhead sky called the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). “Typical telescopes find objects out to 50 or 60 AU,” says LSST team member Mario Jurić of the University of Washington. “With LSST, we […]
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Streak of lights over Pacific Northwest was Falcon 9 rocket debris
April 2, 2021 | King 5 News
Dr. James Davenport, research assistant professor of astronomy at the UW and DiRAC associate director explains the current event in the KING 5 news coverage.
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Top-End Assembly (TEA) on the Summit
March 8, 2021 | DiRAC News
A major milestone was reached in the construction of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory last week. The “Top End Assembly”, which holds the secondary mirror (M2), was lowered into place within the massive enclosure.
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