August 16, 2021 | LSSTC News
The LSST Corporation, a non-profit consortium of approximately 30 research institutions (including UW), has received $7 million to establish the LSSTC Catalyst Fellowship Funded by the John Templeton Foundation. These will support early-career researchers as they study big data generated from the soon-to-be-completed Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile.
Read More »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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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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