The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, perched on Chile’s Cerro PachΓ³n at 2,700 meters, is set to revolutionize our understanding of the universe. With its 3,200-megapixel digital camera, the largest ever built, it will generate a staggering 20 terabytes of data nightly. This observatory will map the entire night sky every three days, capturing details about our solar system, the Milky Way, and the cosmos’s large-scale structure. It will observe rapidly changing celestial events like supernovas, black hole interactions, and asteroid movements. Rubin’s capabilities include cataloguing around 20 billion previously unknown galaxies, mapping the cosmic web, and potentially increasing the known number of asteroids and comets by a factor of 10 to 100. Its innovative three-mirror design allows for powerful yet nimble imaging, capturing 1,000 photos per night. The observatory’s data will be processed using machine learning to detect faint objects and phenomena, providing insights into dark matter, dark energy, and the universe’s expansion rate.
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