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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Happy Asteroid Day!
June 30th is Asteroid Day! Live broadcast from Luxembourg! Astronauts, astronomers, scientists, students, teachers, and interested citizens around the world are coming together at this very moment to learn about and discuss asteroids.
Read MoreVisitors: Michael Hayden
June 27th-29th, 2018 I work on Galactic Archaeology, which is the study of the structure and evolution of the Milky Way. I did my PhD at New Mexico State University working with Jon Holtzman and Jo Bovy with the APOGEE survey,…
Read MoreDr. Gwendolyn Eadie received the J.S. Plaskett Medal
CASCA is pleased to announce Dr. Gwendolyn Eadie as the 2018 recipient of the J. S. Plaskett Medal. Dr. Eadie completed her doctoral studies at McMaster University under the supervision of Dr. William Harris. In her thesis entitled “Lights in…
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New Research Fellows to work on Asteroid Tracking and Analyses
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Berkeley astrophysicist Saul Perlmutter discusses the implications of the universe’s accelerating expansion at the University of Washington.
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