Junior Physics Major Helps Rubin Observatory Find Elusive Stars
January 05, 2026
January 05, 2026
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news:
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Junior Physics Major Helps Rubin Observatory Find Elusive Stars
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Through Carnegie Mellon University's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program, junior physics major Joao Passos is learning how stars and solar systems form by studying brown dwarfs objects bigger than planets but smaller than stars.
New telescopes, like thos . . .
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Junior Physics Major Helps Rubin Observatory Find Elusive Stars
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Through Carnegie Mellon University's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program, junior physics major Joao Passos is learning how stars and solar systems form by studying brown dwarfs objects bigger than planets but smaller than stars.
New telescopes, like thos . . .