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Huei Sears has been studying the BOAT
(Sept 4, 2026)
The BOAT - a Gamma Ray Burst that's the "brightest of all time"
Huei Sears, a postdoc in the astro group, has been studying the BOAT, most recently with the James Webb Space Telescope. She was quoted in this story (that includes a Taylor Swift reference):
https://spie.org/news/photonics-focus/septemberoctober-2026/a-brightness-like-no-other
Huei also weighed in on the demise of the Swift Gamma Ray Observatory in Science News:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/swift-space-telescope-failed-rescue
