How Astronomers Will Deal With 60 Million Billion Bytes of . . . Rubin, located in Chile and financed by the U S Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, will inundate astronomers with data Each image taken by Rubin’s camera consists of 3 2 billion pixels that may contain previously undiscovered asteroids, dwarf planets, supernovas and galaxies
Rubin Technology | Rubin Observatory At the end of its 10-year survey, Rubin will have produced 60 petabytes of raw image data This is the first time this much astronomical data will be available to so many people! Explore the technological innovations making Rubin science possible
Revolutionary Rubin Observatory debuts with first images . . . On June 23, the first images from the much-anticipated Vera C Rubin Observatory atop Chile’s Cerro Pachón will be shown to the world in grand fashion, coinciding with a celebration in Washington, D C , hundreds of watch parties hosted across the globe, and a swell of pride felt by many at the University of California, Santa Cruz, whose researchers have played key roles in the observatory
Shining light on scientific superstar Vera Rubin — Harvard . . . More than two decades ago, Stubbs was among a group of scientists who won a federal grant to begin planning the new telescope That proposal eventually grew into the $800 million observatory that will begin service this month after many twists and turns and collaborations with other institutions Stubbs said the new images will be spectacular
The Telescope That Will Redefine Our Universe Is Almost Ready Now, in the high desert of Chile, humanity is preparing for another such awakening On 23 June 2025 at 15:00 UTC, the Vera C Rubin Observatory will unveil its first images in a highly anticipated “First Look” event Streaming live on YouTube for the world to see, this moment marks the beginning of what could be the most ambitious sky