Astronomers at the University of Washington are playing key roles in the Rubin Observatory’s construction and operations.

"The large volume of data from Rubin will give us a sample of all kinds of Type Ia supernovas at a range of distances and in ...

Featuring the world’s largest digital camera, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture these mysterious phenomena in more ...

That camera, called LSSTCam (the telescope was originally called the Large Scale Synoptic Telescope), has 21 times the field of view of the ComCam and is a whopping 3,200-megapixel imager. Scientists ...

The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory will create an opportunity for precision in space exploration that has never been ...

A major scientific breakthrough is anticipated with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, currently under construction on Cerro ...

Currently under construction on the Chilean mountain Cerro Pachón, the Rubin Observatory is expected to begin its 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) later this year. An influx of data ...

The Rubin Observatory milestone comes after 10 years of construction and a seven-week shakedown test that began in October 2024. Those tests included the first images taken with an engineering ...

Measuring distances across the universe is much more challenging than measuring distances on Earth. Is a brighter star closer ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — A giant new telescope in Chile has opened its eyes for the first time — and while the view may not be impressive to some, its scientist parents are thrilled. The Vera C.