US EditionVera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images Ahead of Decadal Sky Survey
- On June 23, 2025, the newly operational observatory located atop Cerro Pachón in Chile unveiled its first detailed images and identified 2,104 asteroids previously unknown within a 10-hour observation period.
- Supported jointly by American scientific and energy agencies, the observatory aims to investigate cosmic phenomena such as dark matter and will provide an unprecedented volume of data for tracking asteroids.
- Featuring a large 8.4-meter telescope and the world’s biggest 3.2-gigapixel digital camera, the observatory captures detailed images every 30 seconds and aims to repeatedly image the entire southern sky multiple times within a few nights throughout its ten-year mission.
- Brian Stone emphasized that from this point forward, advancements in our insights into dark matter, dark energy, and protecting the planet will accelerate more rapidly than before, underscoring the observatory’s anticipated scientific contributions.
- The observatory will produce data exceeding all existing optical telescopes combined, with projections to discover about 5 million new asteroids and deepen understanding of dark matter and energy over its mission.
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The Largest Digital Camera Ever Built Has Released Its First Shots of the Universe
NEW YORK (AP) — The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe Monday — including colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile, was built to take a deeper look at the night sky, covering hidden corners. Funded by the U.S. National […]
First images from the largest camera ever built reveal millions of galaxies
The first test images from a groundbreaking observatory named for trailblazing astronomer Vera Rubin have captured the light from millions of distant stars and galaxies on an unprecedented scale — and are expected to reveal thousands of previously unseen asteroids.
It took 10 hours to observe the sky and a camera with 3,000 megapixels to capture the 3 images released by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, which marked the beginning of its mission.
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Vera Rubin observatory reveals stunning first images
Breathtaking stellar nurseries, a sprawling stretch of cosmos teeming with millions of galaxies, and thousands of newly discovered asteroids were revealed Monday in the first deep space images captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.
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