Vera Rubin Observatory

The Rubin Observatory Will Unleash a Flood of NEO Detections

After about 10 years of construction, the Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) is scheduled to see its first light in January…

4 months ago

Rubin's Secondary Mirror is Installed

The construction of the Vera C. Rubin observatory has just crossed a major milestone with the successful installation of its…

4 months ago

The Largest Camera Ever Built Arrives at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

It's been 20 years in the making, but a 3200-megapixel camera built especially for astrophysics discoveries has finally arrived at…

7 months ago

The World's Largest Digital Camera is Complete. It Will Go Into the Vera Rubin Observatory

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), was formally proposed in 2001 to create an…

8 months ago

The Vera Rubin’s Keen Eye On Our Solar System Will Inspire Future Missions

When the interstellar object (ISO) Oumuamua appeared in our Solar System in 2017, it generated a ton of interest. The…

10 months ago

Space Junk is Going to be a Problem for Vera Rubin

The Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) is different than other large telescopes, and that difference makes it more vulnerable to space…

11 months ago

Vera Rubin Will Help Us Find the Weird and Wonderful Things Happening in the Solar System

The Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) is something special among telescopes. It's not built for better angular resolution and increased resolving…

11 months ago