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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory test camera sees the sky

The observatory's practice camera has captured its first on-sky data.

October 30, 2024  ·  3 min read
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Public Lectures

Expecting the Unexpected with AI at Particle Colliders

Register to watch in person in the  Kavli Auditorium,  or watch the lecture live on our YouTube page.  In particle physics, we search for...
Date Thursday, December 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
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SLAC celebrates 50 years of Nobel-winning discovery in particle physics

In 1974, the independent discovery of the J/psi particle at SLAC and Brookhaven National Laboratory rocked the physics world, and entire textbooks had to...

November 20, 2024  ·  8 min read
50th anniversary of the J/psi discovery
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Dark matter, neutrinos and drug discovery: how AI is powering SLAC science and technology

AI is playing a key role in helping SLAC researchers find new galaxies and tiny neutrinos, and discover new drugs.

November 25, 2024  ·  8 min read
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Decoding the mysteries of the universe

A new center brings astrophysics, data science, and AI together to answer some of the universe’s biggest questions.

December 4, 2024
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Inside the search for dark matter: Leading experts at SLAC share their journey and prospects for finding the missing stuff of our universe

About 30 years ago an ‘ideas guy’ and a team builder joined forces to search for the invisible bulk of existence. In this Q&A...

December 17, 2024  ·  9 min read
Dark Matter
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Rubin Observatory

Testing, Testing! NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Completes Comprehensive System Tests With Flying Colors

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just successfully completed a series of full-system tests using an engineering test camera.

January 14, 2025
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News Brief
Rubin Observatory

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory will detect millions of exploding stars

Rubin Observatory’s rapid scanning of the night sky will capture the largest sample of Type Ia supernovae yet, unlocking new insights into dark energy.

January 22, 2025
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Dialing gravitational lensing research up to 11

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory will add an unprecedented amount of cosmological data to the study of the structure and expansion of the Universe.

June 5, 2025  ·  10 min read
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VIA Stanford

The bold bet that built a telescope

Two decades ago, Stanford and SLAC took a gamble on an unproven telescope design. Now it's on the verge of paying off.

June 24, 2025
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Video | Scientists react to first images released by world’s largest digital camera

On Monday, scientists and engineers reacted to the first images from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, marking a historic milestone.

June 25, 2025
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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory launches Orbitviewer app

New 3D, interactive visualization of planets and minor planets in our solar system lets you explore Rubin discoveries in real time.

July 7, 2025
The main viewing screen of Orbitviewer, a groundbreaking new web app developed by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory that brings the dynamic movement of objects in our solar system to life.
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