UW astronomy undergrads launch careers in coding

Is there a ninth planet in our solar system or an asteroid heading toward Earth? Find out how University of Washington astronomy undergrads are using their Python coding skills to predict future discoveries - and prepare for future careers.
Learn about their work: www.uw.edu/bou...
In this video, hear from Husky STEM majors about the benefits of doing hands-on research as undergraduates - and how the UW is at the forefront of data astronomy. Today’s astronomy is a high-tech science, so students need skills in computer science and programming along with math and physics.
The students’ class projects and research findings will help scientists at the UW’s Institute for Data Intensive Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology (DiRAC) when a revolutionary new telescope comes online in 2025. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s telescope will produce the most comprehensive survey of the night sky, capturing millions of changes in stars, galaxies, asteroids, planets and more. This database will require algorithms to sift through the billions of bits of information - and that’s what these future astronomers are learning to create.
How the UW's DiRAC and the Rubin Observatory are uncovering "Secrets of the "Stars": www.uw.edu/bou...
Learn more about DiRAC: dirac.astro.wa...
Learn more about the Vera C. Rubin Observatory: rubinobservato...