Manchester astronomers celebrate launch of the "universe’s greatest movie"

Rubin Observatory launches ambitious quest to reveal universe's secrets

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun an epic decade-long mission to create "the greatest cosmic movie ever made." Here's what to know.

Manchester astronomers celebrate launch of the "universe’s greatest movie"

Manchester astronomers are celebrating the launch of the Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) which began last week from a mountaintop in Chile.After more than a decade of preparations, it’s the start of one of the most ambitious studies of the cosmos ever undertaken. For the next ten years, the LSST will capture the entire southern sky to create an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of our Universe. This movie will help…