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Galaxies in dense environments tend to be larger, settling one cosmic question and raising others

August 15, 2024 | James Urton | UW News

“Current theories of galaxy formation and evolution cannot adequately explain the finding that clustered galaxies are larger than their identical counterparts in less dense regions of the universe,” said lead author Aritra Ghosh, a UW postdoctoral researcher in astronomy and an LSST-DA Catalyst Fellow with the UW’s DiRAC Institute. 

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Stargazers advised to seek dark skies for optimal meteor shower viewing

August 11, 2024 | KOMO News

The Perseid meteor shower will peak on the night of Sunday, Aug. 11. DiRAC’s James Davenport is featured.

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Major U.S. Grant Awarded to CPS-led Satellite Mitigation Project

August 9, 2024 | NOIRLab

Meredith Rawls, CPS SatHub Co-Lead and DiRAC Research Scientist, has helped secure this new major NSF award for studying satellite mitigation in astronomy surveys.

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