In the Press

James Davenport (standing), associate director of the DiRAC Institute, meeting with the 2022 DiRAC Summer Research Prize recipients.
Big Data in the Night Sky
(December 1, 2022)
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Satellite Constellations Are an Existential Threat for Astronomy
(November 7, 2022)
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Satellite constellations are an existential threat for astronomy
(November 6, 2022)
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Meteor lights up night sky in Pacific Northwest
(October 13, 2022)
near earth orbit satellites in DECam field of view
Lots of junk is floating in outer space. How can we clean it up?
(September 21, 2022)
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Some dying stars could have hidden conspirators shaping their afterlife
(August 28, 2022)
Webb's First Deep Field
UW astronomer: NASA's new telescope shows clearest images of other galaxies to date
(July 17, 2022)
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Quotation of the Day: A stunning new peek into the ancient cosmos
(July 12, 2022)
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Biden and NASA unveil James Webb Space Telescope's first image
(July 11, 2022)
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James Bardeen, an expert on unraveling Einstein's equations, dies at 83
(July 4, 2022)
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William Herschel is famous for science ? what about his music?
(June 26, 2022)
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How 'Big Data' could help SETI scientists focus the search for aliens
(June 22, 2022)
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Planet Nine: The answer to this cosmic mystery may come sooner than you think
(June 16, 2022)
discovered asteroid trajectories with Earth in the foreground
Saving Earth from killer asteroids
(June 2, 2022)
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The first privately funded killer asteroid spotter is here
(June 2, 2022)
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New tool detects potential impact asteroids with help from the past
(May 31, 2022)
Overhead view of trajectories of solar system asteroids discovered by B612 institute
UW-developed, cloud-based astrodynamics platform to discover and track asteroids
(May 30, 2022)
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Where and how to make the most of the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, peaking May 4 to 5
(April 28, 2022)
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Astronomers make an Earth Day plea to rein in satellite constellations for the environment’s sake
(April 21, 2022)
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Women Are Creating a New Culture for Astronomy
(March 31, 2022)
"The Pack is Back" and "Together we Will" banners on wall
New Huskies 2022 Arts and Sciences Events
(March 1, 2022)
profiles of lack past scientists
BlackPast Interns Celebrate Black Scientists
(February 9, 2022)
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SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Are Photobombing Astronomy Images, Study Says
(February 4, 2022)
AAS fellows pin
Professor Vikki Meadows Named AAS Fellow
(January 25, 2022)
Vera C Rubin Observatory logo
Professor Željko Ivezić to Lead Rubin Observatory Project
(January 25, 2022)
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UW Astronomy Professor to Lead Rubin Observatory Project
(January 23, 2022)
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Get an inside look at what it's like to be an astronomer
(January 4, 2022)
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Superflares may be less harmful to exoplanets than previously thought, study shows
(August 11, 2021)
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20 UW researchers elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2021
(July 29, 2021)
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Natural Sciences Division Welcomes 12 New Faculty Members
(July 29, 2021)
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See the first photos from the Hubble telescope after a major computer malfunction
(July 29, 2021)
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Professors Nonpareil
(July 28, 2021)
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Dianne Harris named dean of UW College of Arts & Sciences
(July 15, 2021)
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Faculty/staff honors: Humanitarian award, early career research support, literary journal guest editor
(July 6, 2021)
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Cossairt honored as Finalist for Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists
(July 6, 2021)
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Awards of Excellence
(June 14, 2021)
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New high-precision measurements of TRAPPIST-1 planets
(January 22, 2021)