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STARS will launch in the Fall of 2025, beginning in Arizona. Stay tuned for forthcoming press releases and news articles as the program grows.

Media Contacts

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Amy C. Oliver, FRAS
Regional Director, STARS
Public Affairs Officer, Whipple Observatory
amy.oliver@cfa.harvard.edu

Peter Edmonds, PhD
Interim Public Information Officer
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
pedmonds@cfa.harvard.edu

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Benjamin Marcus, PhD
Science Press Secretary, Office of Public Affairs
Smithsonian Institution
marcusba@si.edu