The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has discovered 11,000 new asteroids, and we’re just getting started.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory was built with an ambitious purpose in mind. As part of the 10-year Space-Time Heritage Study (LSST), Rubin Observatory will collect approximately 30 petabytes of data. This includes cataloging the solar system, ephemeral objects (such as supernovae and variable stars), and mapping the Milky Way galaxy. Using preliminary data collected … Read more