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VIA Rubin Observatory

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory launches Orbitviewer app

New 3D, interactive visualization of planets and minor planets in our solar system lets you explore Rubin discoveries in real time.

July 7, 2025
The main viewing screen of Orbitviewer, a groundbreaking new web app developed by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory that brings the dynamic movement of objects in our solar system to life.
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VIA Stanford

One surprising fact about the human brain

SLAC Deputy Director for Science and Technology Alberto Salleo's lab at Stanford is creating artificial synapses to replicate the brain’s efficiency and learning capacity...

August 18, 2025
Alberto Salleo and graduate student Scott Keene in the lab
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A fast, accurate system for quickly solving stubborn RNA structures from pond scum, the SARS-CoV-2 virus and more

SLAC and Stanford scientists used it to zoom in on an iconic RNA catalyst and a piece of viral RNA that’s a potential target...

August 11, 2021  ·  7 min read
A high-res 3D ribbon diagram showing the structure of part of an RNA molecule
Past Event
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The Tug of War that Shapes the Universe

Presented by Justin Myles. As the universe expanded from the Big Bang, regions where the density of matter was higher than average grew into...

Date Thursday, September 30, 2021
10:00 a.m.  –  11:00 a.m.  PT
illustration of a tug of war in the universe
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public lecture

Photosynthesis: How Plants Build the Air We Breathe – Atom by Atom

Presented by Franklin Fuller. Over billions of years, plants and cyanobacteria changed the Earth’s atmosphere by inhaling carbon dioxide, storing the carbon in solid...

Date Thursday, November 18, 2021
9:00 a.m.  –  10:00 a.m.  PT
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SLAC Experts

Wah Chiu

Professor at SLAC and Stanford Director of CryoEM and Bioimaging Division at SLAC

Areas of research: Science of life; cryo-EM; bioimaging; RNA structure; cryo-ET of neuronal cells; atomic-resolution cryo-EM; pandemic-related structures

Photo of Professor Wah Chui with a cryo-electron micrcoscope
SLAC Science Explained

Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM): amazing views of life’s machinery

Taking pictures of tiny, flash-frozen things with electrons is revolutionizing biology and technology. SLAC and Stanford host one of the world’s leading facilities for...

June 1, 2022  ·  6 min read
cryo-EM image of Caulobacter bacterium
News Brief

SLAC physicist wins American Physical Society early career award

Bernhard Mistlberger will receive the APS's 2023 Henry Primakoff Award for Early-Career Particle Physics for his work on precision Standard Model calculations.

October 17, 2022  ·  2 min read
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Lights, camera, cosmos: the cast and crew behind Rubin Observatory

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to embark on its quest to capture the cosmos, marking the culmination of decades of work by...

June 12, 2025  ·  12 min read
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Remote eyes on the sky: Inside SLAC’s Rubin control room

With survey operations set to begin this fall, the Rubin control room at SLAC will serve as a key hub for training and remote...

September 18, 2025  ·  5 min read
First Photons in the Rubin control room at SLAC
News Brief

Tightening the focus of subcellular snapshots

SLAC scientists develop an approach to better guide the preparation of cell slices for cryogenic-electron tomography imaging.

January 14, 2026  ·  5 min read
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News Release

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory launches real-time discovery machine for monitoring the night sky

NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory has issued its first scientific alerts, marking a historic milestone in astrophysics and kicking off a new era of dynamic, real-time...

February 25, 2026  ·  10 min read
Star-filled teal night sky with turquoise glowing band, scattered “DATA ALERT” tags, and a white icon of the Rubin Observatory atop dark mountains.
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