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Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory detected 800,000 changes in the sky during just a single observation session.

High in the mountains of Chile, a new telescope equipped with the world’s largest digital camera will collect more astronomical data in a single year than all others combined, and promises to ...

Tour the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory's views of the Virgo cluster, Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas. Credit: ...

Science in the modern era is increasingly reliant on enormous datasets and automated analysis. In astronomy, the Vera C.

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has discovered 2104 asteroids. Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA ...

This artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN 45 — the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ever found. The asteroid is shown surrounded by many other asteroids, ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent scientists nearly 1 million astronomy alerts in one night, showing off changes in the sky. Eventually, the telescope is expected to reach 7 million alerts per night.