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The observatory aims to map the night sky over a decade, potentially discovering millions of asteroids and billions of ...

The widely anticipated first images collected by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released, offering nothing short of ...

The telescope has the world's largest digital camera, which is the size of a small car, weighs 2,800 kg, and boasts a ...

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