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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile houses the world's most powerful survey telescope with the largest digital camera ever ...

At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a digital camera that will create an unparalleled map of the cosmos.

Wide-orbit planets are fairly common according to the study, and there's a good chance we have one of our own.

The world's most powerful digital camera, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera, designed for astronomical observation, is set to release its first images for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will share its first highly-detailed images of the sky on Monday. Find details about how to see them here.

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