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Coming June 23, 2025: First Look at the cosmos with NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
May 22, 2025 | Rubin Observatory
Get ready to join us on June 23, 2025 as we unveil the first spectacular imagery from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, and celebrate the start of a new era in astronomy and astrophysics with the world’s newest and most powerful survey telescope.
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Asteroid will miss Earth — but may set off lunar light show
April 9, 2025 | Cosmic Log | Alan Boyle
Although astronomers have ruled out a smash-up between Earth and an asteroid known as 2024 YR4 in the year 2032, the building-sized space rock still has a chance of hitting the moon.
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Meet the DiRAC Team: A Look at the Scientists Shaping the Future of Astronomy
April 8, 2025 | DiRAC | UW News Lab
At DiRAC Institute, we are fortunate to have a talented group of astronomers whose work is expanding our understanding of the universe. From exploring the outer solar system and developing algorithms for asteroid impact prevention to advocating for cleaner skies and advancing the search for asteroids, their research is making significant contributions to the field […]
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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Installs LSST Camera on Telescope
March 12, 2025 | Rubin Observatory News
Using the largest digital camera in the world, Rubin Observatory will soon be ready to capture more data than any other observatory in history
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PhotoD with LSST: Stellar Photometric Distances Out to the Edge of the Galaxy
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 […]
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