Bang! Whiz! Pop! The universe is a happening place—full of exploding stars, erupting black holes, zipping asteroids, and much more.…
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It was weirdly emotional on Monday, June 23, as several grainy white specks streaked across my computer screen while ambient…
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Recently, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory shared its first images with the world: stunning photographs of spiral galaxies, nebulas, and…
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Astronomers use powerful telescopes, often housed at observatories, to peer into the farthest depths of our universe. To do this…
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Amid the millions of distant stars and galaxies captured in the first images released from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory…
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After decades of preparation, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first images to the world in a live stream…
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has unveiled a “sneak peek” of the first images taken with its powerful astronomy camera…
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The Trifid (upper-right) and Lagoon (centre) Nebulae as viewed with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory…
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This image combines 678 separate images taken by NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in just over seven hours of observing…
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A new window into the universe is about to open. On Monday (June 23), the Vera C. Rubin Observatory —…
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