D I R A C I n s t i t u t e
Data Intensive Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology at the University of Washington
Category: 2019 July
DiRAC Scientists at the Asteroid Day 2019
During the last week of June, Asteroid Day celebrated their Fifth Anniversary in 2019, with events in 192 countries, and once again broadcast their six-hour Asteroid Day LIVE TV show from Luxembourg, hosting innovators, astronauts, planetary scientists, celebrities and asteroid…
Read MoreMeet DiRAC’s Research Team: Dr. Sarah Greenstreet
Sarah Greenstreet’s research interests involve orbital dynamics of small bodies in the Solar System. This includes studying the long-term evolution of asteroids in the inner and outer Solar System as their orbits change over time and determining their potential to…
Read MoreAstronomical Extensions for Spark (AXS) allows cross-matching multi-billion catalogs
Modern sky surveys are producing astronomical catalogs with billions of stars and galaxies. What is often important for science is cross-correlating these catalogs and finding the matching objects in several catalogs so that new insights can be gained from all…
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