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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images, providing a staggering glimpse at the observing power it will unleash when it begins its decade-long survey.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly spot previously unseen astronomical objects.
Vera C. Rubin’s research into stars in galaxies led to the modern understanding of dark matter.
Recently, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory revealed its first images of our universe, using the LSST camera (LSSTCam), the world's largest digital camera ever constructed.
Named after pioneering American astronomer Vera C. Rubin—whose research provided the first conclusive evidence for dark matter—the observatory continues her legacy by making dark matter a ...
The first spectacular images taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released for the world to peruse: a panoply of iridescent galaxies and shimmering nebulas.
Here's what to know about the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, and how to watch live as the first images it captured are released to the public. What is the Vera C. Rubin Observatory?
Vera Rubin Scientists Reveal Telescope’s First Images Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded observatory on ...
Perched atop Cerro Pachón in Chile, the newly-commissioned Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released some highly exciting first images that offer a stunning preview of its unprecedented capabilities.
The first images by the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory revealed 2,000 undiscovered asteroids taken in just 10 hours.
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Here are the first-ever images released by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Sweeping views of nebulae and dancing galaxies prove the telescope’s enormous field of view and ultra-high-res capabilities.