Rubin Observatory Begins Cosmic Revolution: First Image Captures 10 Million Galaxies
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has kicked off its 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) with a breathtaking image of the Virgo Cluster, capturing about 10 million galaxies in a single frame. From its home atop Cerro Pachón in Chile, the Rubin telescope will scan the Southern Hemisphere’s skies every three nights —…