The Economist: Space breakthrough - New telescope in Andean Observatory exposes billions of asteroids, galaxies, stars
Photograph: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory

The Economist: Space breakthrough - New telescope in Andean Observatory exposes billions of asteroids, galaxies, stars

The Vera Rubin Observatory captures unprecedented detail
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Key topics:

  • Rubin begins 10-year survey, imaging the night sky every 3-4 days.

  • Telescope aims to map dark matter, dark energy, and new cosmic objects.

  • Largest digital camera will collect 20TB of data nightly, transforming astronomy.

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From The Economist, published under licence. The original article can be found on www.economist.com
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