It will explore cosmic mysteries as part of the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time.

Learn more about the LSST Camera for the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory led the construction of the LSST Camera – the largest digital camera ever built for astrophysics and cosmology.

Once set in place atop a telescope in Chile, the 3,200-megapixel LSST Camera will help researchers better understand dark matter, dark energy and other...

The LSST camera integration and testing team inserted a raft of nine imaging sensors into the body of the ComCam. This miniature version of...

The LSST cryostat, now fully assembled, will keep the camera’s image sensors continuously cooled to minus 150 degrees Fahrenheit for crisp, high-sensitivity views of...

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) announced today that Dr. Steven M. Kahn will assume the role of Director of the...

The LSST Camera is being tested inside the clean room at SLAC

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will take the most thorough survey ever of the Southern sky.

Learn about the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) and NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in this video.