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The Kopernik Observatory and Science Center launching its summer camp programs, this week kicking off the 8 week program, ...
We have discovered two interstellar objects so far, ’Oumuamua and Comet 2I/Borisov. ’Oumuamua had no dust tail and a ...
The Rubin is funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. The observatory is located on Cerro Pachón, a mountain more than 2,700 meters above sea level. At its center ...
A sneak preview of the first batch of deep space imagery from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile made its way to news ...
The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday, June 23 — and included a special ...
Building Rubin Observatory in Chile spanned three decades and as many continents. Important support came from right here in Wisconsin.
Astronomers celebrated the release of the first images from the Rubin Observatory — and registered hundreds of its first ...
Stargazers can see the universe like never before when the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils its first images from the ...
Rubin Observatory begins 10-year sky survey to uncover dark matter, track asteroids, and build a detailed view of our ...
While about 20,000 previously unknown asteroids are discovered every year by telescopes around the world and spacecraft in ...
The freshly minted telescope discovered 2,000 previously unknown asteroids in just 10 hours. Weirdly, NASA doesn’t seem to ...
Wisconsin science, industry play critical roles in creating powerful new Rubin Observatory The NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory is a groundbreaking achievement for astronomers. Scientists and companies ...