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First close-up view of "cotton candy" nebula captured by world's largest cosmic telescope
A new observatory in Chile has produced a stunningly detailed image of a nebula resembling cotton candy, using the largest ...
A Colossal Telescope in the Desert Just Captured Galaxies We’ve Never Seen Before
More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...
Could the first images from the Vera Rubin telescope change how we view space for good?
We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...
World's largest telescope unveils first images of distant galaxies in stunning detail: "Cosmic treasure chest"
The debut images from a powerful telescope at Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory show distant galaxies and star-forming regions ...
First images unveiled from world’s largest camera, built in the Bay Area
The camera, now bolted to the end of a giant telescope at the Rubin Observatory, is expected to shoot photos of 20 billion ...
These are the first images from Earth’s giant new telescope
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. A total view of the Virgo ...
Skywatch: Putting Earth’s largest telescope into focus
The brand new Vera Rubin telescope is about to begin its 10-year mission to offer the newest cosmic perspective we've had in ...
Latest data from South Pole Telescope signal 'new era' for measuring the first light in the universe
The earliest light in the universe has been traveling across space since just after the Big Bang. Known as the cosmic ...