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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ready to transform our understanding of the cosmos

01.1.2025

MIT Technology Review

Telescope with world’s largest digital camera will be a ‘game-changer’ for astronomy

10.25.2024

CNN Science

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Comet of the Century

10.15.2024

A story about the “Comet of the Century,” which was visible in the Chilean sky September 2024, aired on Teletrece – Canal 13 TV. The segment featured an interview and images taken by Rubin team member and astrophotographer Hernan Stockebrand. Watch the video in Spanish on YouTube . 

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The Most Ambitious Astronomy Project EVER

08.20.2024

“Dr. Becky” Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford and a popular YouTube content creator, posted a video explaining how Rubin Observatory is “ The Most Ambitious Astronomy Project EVER.”

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The biggest camera in the world is part of a new observatory set to study the mysterious dark universe

08.13.2024

BBC Sky at Night Magazine published, “ The biggest camera in the world is part of a new observatory set to study the mysterious dark universe,” on August 13th.

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NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory will capture the unseen cosmos

08.7.2024

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) published a comprehensive story, NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory will capture the unseen cosmos ,” which features quotes from several Rubin representatives.

Meet the Olympic College grad working on the groundbreaking Vera C. Rubin Observatory

07.26.2024

An article highlighting Rubin Observatory that features Erin Howard, a member of Rubin’s Data Management team, was originally published in the Kitsap Sun and later distributed via Yahoo News. Read interviews with Erin and Bob Abel (DiRAC) in “Meet the Olympic College grad working on the groundbreaking Vera C. Rubin Observatory.”

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How the Rubin observatory could detect thousands of 'failed stars'

07.17.2024

Space.com - Rober Lea

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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will detect thousands of elusive brown dwarfs, unlocking Milky Way mysteries

07.15.2024

National Science Foundation

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The Impossibles: Vera C. Rubin Observatory

07.2.2024

A video produced by WEKA titled, “The Impossibles: Vera C. Rubin Observatory,” describes the features that make Rubin Observatory unique and valuable with an emphasis on Rubin’s data management system. The video is narrated by Leanne Guy, Data Management Project Scientist for Rubin.  

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Financial support for Rubin Observatory comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Cooperative Agreement No. 1258333, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515, and private funding raised by the LSST Corporation. The NSF-funded Rubin Observatory Project Office for construction was established as an operating center under management of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA).  The DOE-funded effort to build the Rubin Observatory LSST Camera (LSSTCam) is managed by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC).
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science. NSF supports basic research and people to create knowledge that transforms the future.
NSF and DOE will continue to support Rubin Observatory in its Operations phase. They will also provide support for scientific research with LSST data.   




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