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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images Ahead of Decadal Sky Survey

CHILE, JUN 24 – The observatory’s 3,200-megapixel camera captured over 2,000 new asteroids and millions of galaxies in its first 10 hours, starting a decade-long survey of the southern sky.

  • On June 23, 2025, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory shared its initial set of images captured from its location atop Cerro Pachón in Chile.
  • This achievement caps over two decades of international cooperation and sets the stage for Rubin Observatory’s forthcoming decade-long astronomical survey mission.
  • Equipped with its 8.4-meter aperture telescope named after Simonyi and the 3.2-gigapixel LSST camera, the observatory captured a highly detailed 14.1GB image showcasing 10 million galaxies in the vicinity of the Virgo cluster.
  • Within just 10 hours, the observatory identified over 2,000 previously unknown asteroids and is projected to discover around 5 million by the mission’s conclusion, while collecting a volume of data that surpasses that of all other current optical telescopes combined.
  • The data release marks the start of a new era in astronomy, enabling study of dark matter, transient phenomena, and cosmic evolution with unprecedented scope and temporal resolution.
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Science News broke the news in United States on Monday, June 23, 2025.
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