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The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the SLAC-built LSST Camera image the visible southern sky over and over for a decade, creating a vast archive of data that will advance our knowledge of dark energy and dark matter.

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera Focal Plane Build 158
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A look inside the data processing infrastructure built by the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory to handle the Universe’s greatest data challenge.

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Rubin will observe more variable stars than ever before, enabling investigations into what drives their variation and mapping the outer limits of our galaxy.

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Wechsler is one of seven Stanford researchers to join the scholarly society, which works to promote science for public good.

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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is gearing up to illuminate the Universe’s darkest secrets with groundbreaking new technology.

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How do you solve a problem like big data?

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Now that NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s LSST Camera has been installed, what’s next?

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The long and continuing quest to understand dark energy has entered exciting new territory.

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Using the largest digital camera in the world, Rubin Observatory will soon be ready to capture more data than any other observatory in history.

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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.

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

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

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

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