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The Radcliffe Wave
The Radcliffe Wave is a gigantic structure that defines the shape of the Sun's local neighborhood in the Milky Way Galaxy. Its existence was first presented officially in a paper published in Nature on January 7, 2020. This website offers scientists, educators, and the interested public much more information about the "RadWave," as we like to call it. Please use this page to find publications and talks, visuals (images, interactives, and videos), history, team info, software, and data. And, if we forgot something, just let us know—and we'll try to include it in future updates!
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History
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Data
Science Univ. Prof. João Alves; Dr. Stefan Meingast
Press Ms. Alexandra Frey
Science Ms. Catherine Zucker; Prof. Alyssa Goodman; Prof. Douglas Finkbeiner; Mr. Joshua Speagle
Press Ms. Mary Bergman
Science Prof. & co-Director Alyssa Goodman (RI '17); Prof. Dr. João Alves (RI '19)
Press Ms. Jane Huber
Science Dr. Gregory Green (presently Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg)
Science Dr. Edward Schlafly (presently at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Press Mr. Glenn Roberts
3D dust mapping Software+Science
Dr. Gregory Green, Dr. Eddie Schlafly, Ms. Catherine Zucker, Mr. Joshua Speagle, Prof. Douglas Finkbeiner (PI)
Press Prof. Douglas Finkbeiner (PI)
Software Dr. Peter K. G. Williams (CfA/AAS); Mr. Jonathan Fay (Microsoft Research); Mr. Curtis Wong (Microsoft Research, ret.)
Science/Visualization Prof. Alyssa Goodman
Press Dr. Rick Tresch-Fienberg
Software Dr. Thomas Robitaille (Aperio Software & glue solutions, inc. lead glue developer); Ms. Catherine Zucker (PhD student)
Science/Visualization Prof. Alyssa Goodman (PI)
Press Prof. Alyssa Goodman