ZVAR: Unlocking the Sky's Variability and Periodicity for 1.5 Billion Astronomical Objects — NSF Award to California Institute of
Observations of the temporal variability of astrophysical objects are foundational for many areas of stellar and extragalactic astrophysics. The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) is the leading large-area time domain sky survey with a particular emphasis on transient sources that change on day timescales. A research grou
| Award title | ZVAR: Unlocking the Sky's Variability and Periodicity for 1.5 Billion Astronomical Objects |
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| Award ID | 2509891 |
| Awardee | California Institute of Technology |
| City | PASADENA |
| State | CA |
| Amount obligated | $575,000 |
| Principal investigator | Matthew Graham |
| Program | STELLAR ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSC |
| Start date | 09/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Observations of the temporal variability of astrophysical objects are foundational for many areas of stellar and extragalactic astrophysics. The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) is the leading large-area time domain sky survey with a particular emphasis on transient sources that change on day timescales. A research group at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) will significantly enhance the value of ZTF to the astronomy community by boosting its ability to study persistent variability on |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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