October 11, 2024 | GeekWire | Alan Boyle
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s 8.4-meter Simonyi Survey Telescope in Chile has now been equipped with all three of its mirrors, plus a camera for good measure.
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September 3, 2024 | UW Be Boundless
UW astronomy undergrads use cutting-edge coding skills to help scientists make the most of discoveries from a revolutionary new telescope.
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June 18, 2024 | Nikolina Horvat
Last Wednesday, on June 12, 2024, the UW planetarium became the epicenter of excitement and discovery, DiRAC hosted an event that left attendees starry-eyed and inspired. The evening was filled with captivating presentations about current and anticipated discoveries with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory which is currently in the last phase of the construction in […]
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June 10, 2024 | James Davenport, DiRAC
I am so excited to announce our 2024 cohort of Summer Research Prize winners, whose work spans a wide range of astrophysics!
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May 22, 2024 | Rubin Observatory News
The largest camera ever built for astrophysics has completed the long journey from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California to the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile, where it will soon help unlock the Universe’s mysteries
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May 21, 2024 | UW News
Congratulations to Oliver Fraser, an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Astronomy Department, for receiving the Honors Excellence in Teaching Award (HETA)!
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March 18, 2024 | Colin Orion Chandler
In a groundbreaking collaboration between scientists and the global community, the “Active Asteroids” Citizen Science project has unveiled a trove of discoveries, shedding light on a poorly understood population of objectspreviously unknown “active minor planets” in our solar system. Launched on August 31, 2021, through a NASA Partner program hosted on the Zooniverse online platform, […]
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December 15, 2023 | Nikolina Horvat
The report covers DiRAC’s current impact, highlights in science and personnel, in-depth articles, a review on past and upcoming events, as well as recognizing and celebrating our community’s efforts. Explore the remarkable accomplishments at DiRAC throughout 2023.
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October 11, 2023 | James Davenport (DiRAC)
Last week we were delighted to be able to present in front of the UW Foundation Board at their first meeting of the academic year.
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July 31, 2023 | UW News | James Urton
An asteroid discovery algorithm — designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for theVera C. Rubin Observatory’s upcoming 10-year survey of the night sky — has identifiedits first “potentially hazardous” asteroid, a term for space rocks in Earth’s vicinity thatscientists like to keep an eye on. The roughly 600-foot-long asteroid, designated 2022SF289, was discovered during a test […]
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