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Strengthening Planetary Defense: Developing Algorithms to Determine Asteroid’s Physical Properties and Success of Deflection Missions
September Update: The 34th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) was held in Brussels, Belgium from 11-17 September 2023. It brought together 136 promising young scientists aged 14 to 20, from 36 countries across the EU and beyond fo...
Post · July 08, 2026
My Citizen Science Research for the NASA DART Mission and Learnings from the 2023 Planetary Defense Conference, UNOOSA, Vienna
Arushi Nath.
The 8th Planetary Defense Conference was held at the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vienna, Austria, from 3 - 7 April 2023.
The Conference, organised by the International Academy of Astronautics, is held...
Post · July 08, 2026
Revisiting a Decade Later: Asteroid (2977) Chivilikhin
The Minor Planet Bulletin (MPB) call list is a key resource for astronomers to identify asteroids that are due for observational campaigns. When (2977) Chivilikhin appeared on the list for its 2025 apparition, I decided to measure its lightcurve a...
Post · July 08, 2026
Precision Astrometry of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
The comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) was discovered on 1 July 2025 by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile. Early astrometric measurements revealed that the object was moving on an unusual hyperbolic orbit, far too fast to be gravitationally bound to the...
Post · July 08, 2026
New paper published in PLOS Biology! 📄🎉
🎉 We are delighted to share the publication of our latest article in PLOS Biology:
"A developmental shift in glucocorticoid receptor expression preserves glucocorticoid sensitivity in the adult suprachiasmatic nucleus"
This publication repres...
Post · July 08, 2026
Why There Is No Such Thing as a “Wasted Vote”
This election year is interesting for several reasons;
It may be the first time in over sixty years that a government has sustained just one term in office, and
The emergence of a brand-new party that may just manage to penetrate the fortified w...
Post · July 08, 2026
The Astiz Lab hosts Prof. Jin Bao during her visit to Bilbao 🧠
The Astiz Lab was very happy to welcome Prof. Jin Bao during her visit to Bilbao (Spain). Prof. Jin Bao is a Professor of Neuroscience in CAS University and SIAT University (China) and the Principal Investigator of the Bao Lab at the Shenzhen Inst...
Post · July 06, 2026
Astiz Lab researchers present their work at Neurogune 2026🧠📣
Members of the Astiz Lab participated in Neurogune 2026 in Bilbao (Spain), a meeting that brings together researchers from across the Basque neuroscience community to share their latest discoveries and foster new collaborations.
📢 Dr. Sylvia A. ...
Post · July 06, 2026
The Astiz Lab hosts Prof. Rae Silver for her seminar at Achucarro 🧠
We were very excited and honored to welcome Professor Rae Silver to Bilbao and Achucarro for her visit. She is a Professor at Barnard College and Columbia University (NYC, USA). Over the course of her career, Prof. Rae Silver has held many positio...
Post · July 06, 2026
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