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Vera Rubin Observatory zooms into deep space photo of the day for June 24, 2025

Astronomers use powerful telescopes, often housed at observatories, to peer into the farthest depths of our universe. To do this…

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Vera Rubin Observatory has already found thousands of new asteroids

Amid the millions of distant stars and galaxies captured in the first images released from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory…

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‘Staggering’ first images from Vera C. Rubin Observatory show 10 million galaxies — and billions more are on the way

After decades of preparation, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first images to the world in a live stream…

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory releases ‘sneak peek’ of first images taken with world’s largest camera

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has unveiled a “sneak peek” of the first images taken with its powerful astronomy camera…

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Stunning first images show the power of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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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Vera C. Rubin Observatory releases stunning new images : NPR

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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Scientists to unveil 1st images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory on June 23: Watch the big moment live

A new window into the universe is about to open. On Monday (June 23), the Vera C. Rubin Observatory —…

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Royal Observatory Greenwich: The birthplace of modern astronomy turns 350

June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian that is…

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1st images from the Vera C Rubin Observatory will drop on June 23  — here’s why that’s such a big deal

On Monday (June 23), the public and the wider science community will get their first look at images from the…

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Satellite streaks: Can the huge new Vera Rubin Observatory function in the megaconstellation age?

When astronomers first dreamt up the Vera Rubin Observatory in the 1990s, the sky above the Chilean Cerro Pachón, where…

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