LeidenForceAstronomy has a new “eye”.
The giant camera of the Rubin Observatory (3.2 gigapixels, the largest ever built) will continuously scan the sky to better understand the formation of our solar system.
🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-03-world-biggest-astronomy-camera-universe.html
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World's biggest astronomy camera seeks to answer pressing questions about the universe
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has started releasing its first discoveries: including supernovae, variable stars and asteroids, which will from now on be discovered at an astonishing rate as it begins its Legacy Survey of Space and Time, a ten-year survey probing the deepest reaches of the universe.