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Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Stanford University, SLAC
Joined November 2012
Golden hour hits different above 2600 meters. ✨🌅 NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory basks in that sunset ✨glow✨ at its site on Cerro Pachón. And with over 300 clear nights on average per year here, that's a lot of sunset basking we get to do!
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We welcomed over 50 students from high schools in East San José to campus for physics demonstration activities, a catered lunch, and a tour of campus, all led by our volunteers! This field trip was part of our ongoing partnership with the ESUHSD!
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On Tuesday, we went to Independence High School in East San José as part of our ongoing partnership with the East Side Union High School District. We had a great time talking to many students and families about our outreach programs!
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Rubin Observatory has made the list of @Gizmodo's 2025 Science Fair winners! From building the world's largest digital camera to jointly operating with NSF's NOIRLab, SLAC is helping to #CaptureTheCosmos:
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The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the SLAC-built LSST Camera image the visible southern sky over and over for a decade, creating a vast archive of data that will advance our knowledge of dark...
Gizmodo Science Fair: An Observatory That Captures the Universe Like Never Before
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In control over 5,000 miles away Chile and California aren't exactly close - and @VRubinObs is atop Cerro Pachon at almost 9,000 ft. - but there’s a Rubin control room right here at SLAC! Learn how we use it to help #CaptureTheCosmos: https://t.co/DAUadaeSNu
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The first citizen science project using NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory, Comet Catchers ☄️, has already passed 1.5 MILLION classifications on @the_zooniverse 🤯 Now that's what we call teamwork! Find Comet Catchers (and other Rubin projects as they go live) at https://t.co/jrn2PcXxAO
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Congrats to the @DESISurvey for winning the 2026 Berkeley Prize from the @aas_office 🏆 By creating the largest 3D map of the Universe with ~15 million galaxies, they found dark energy may be changing over time! 🎞️DESI Collab/DOE/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor
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The Trifid Nebula is giving major multitasker energy: part emission nebula, part reflection nebula, and part dark nebula. Honestly, goals. This image from NSF–DOE @VRubinObs showcases Trifid’s bright, colorful cloud of gas and dust. 📷: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA
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#ICYMI the origin story of the world’s largest digital camera (that recently revealed its first images) as told by lead mechanical engineer Travis Lange is available here: https://t.co/wO9wWUMZzE
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Excited to announce that we were just awarded 3 KICK grants from the @KavliFoundation to work on new materials to detect dark matter, test pulsar radiation effects om detectors in space, and constrain inflation in the early universe!
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Leveraging complementary scientific skillsets across the Kavli Institutes
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We were seeing red (in a good way) last week during our stargazing event at the Stanford Student Observatory:
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☄️ Say hello to Comet 3I/ATLAS, just the third interstellar object ever seen in our Solar System! @NSF–@doescience Rubin Observatory didn’t discover the comet, but even during testing, it caught a glimpse. Imagine what we'll find once science operations begin later this year!
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We saw it too. ☄️ Our LSST Camera, still in its commissioning phase, caught the interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS back in June - several days before its discovery was announced! This early testing data showcases the unprecedented observing power of the NSF-DOE @VRubinObs.
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Vera Rubin, the namesake of @VRubinObs, was a trailblazer and prolific astronomer born on July 23rd, 1928. If you're interested in learning how she inspired the next generation of scientists, make sure to check out this 2017 article from @RisaWechsler:
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On the enduring legacies of Carrie Fisher and Vera Rubin.
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It's like the holidays in July...our first week-long workshop after the first @NSF–@doescience Rubin Observatory image reveal! 🎁 We're one week out from the Rubin Community Workshop in Tucson, and we can't wait for five days of rich discussions & observatory updates! #Rubin2025
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KIPAC scientists are excited to get our hands on data from @VRubinObs, and we had an event last week to help us analyze it! Our Rubin Data Exploration Day event had speakers and workshops for scientists of all career stages. Check out some photos from the event:
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If you're interested in learning more about cosmic neutrino detectors, galactic magnetic fields, or the evolution of the cosmos, come check out our latest research highlight about the role particles play in the universe!
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Peter Michelson was just recognized by the European Space Agency for his work on @NASAFermi, an instrument that has completely transformed high-energy astrophysics!
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Our favorite kinds of fireworks are the cosmic kind 🌟🎆 Our #RubinFirstLook image of the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae has plenty of cosmic fireworks to explore! Let the bright, young stars in these clusters add some sparkle to your #FourthOfJuly holiday ✨ 📷: NSF–DOE Rubin Obs.
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We had a great time talking to members of the public @calacademy this past weekend about how @VRubinObs is going to transform cosmology over the next decade! Sign up for our mailing list to hear about future events: https://t.co/y5l6m4MWoX
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