Using the largest camera ever built, Rubin will repeatedly scan the sky for 10 years and create an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of our Universe.

Jun 23, 2025 · Rubin's work in the 1970s showed that galaxies were rotating too fast to be held together by visible matter alone, suggesting the presence of unseen mass. Her discovery reshaped our …

Jerry Clyde Rubin (July 14, 1938 – November 28, 1994) was an American social activist, anti-war leader, and counterculture icon during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Jun 23, 2025 · Welcome to a mind-blowing new era of astronomy. The long-awaited Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a cutting-edge new telescope perched atop a mountain in Chile, released its first …

Jun 23, 2025 · Rubin is unlike any telescope ever built. Its exceptionally wide field of view, extreme speed, and massive digital camera will soon begin the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time …

Jun 23, 2025 · Once fully operational later this year, Rubin will continuously take photos of the night sky to capture every possible movement of the celestial objects it can see.

Jun 28, 2025 · Rubin is remembered first and foremost for her pioneering, long-term studies of spiral galaxies. Her stunning and unexpected discoveries helped to convince astronomers that dark matter …