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Nature’s Ultimate Particle Accelerators
Right now, a few relativistic particles are passing through your head every second at the speed of light. They have more than ten million times more energy than our best particle accelerator can achieve, and scientists still don’t know how nature does that!
January 29, 2026
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SLAC experts explore dark energy and cosmic mysteries
Cosmologists Josh Frieman and Risa Wechsler reflect on the Dark Energy Survey, sharing how it’s paving the way for future research at the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
January 27, 2026
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December 15, 2025
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A New Era Begins: First Images from the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)
The Kavli Foundation News
November 03, 2025
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October 30, 2025
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October 28, 2025
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October 22, 2025
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Remote eyes on the sky: Inside SLAC’s Rubin control room
With survey operations set to begin this fall, the Rubin control room at SLAC will serve as a key hub for training and remote observing support for the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observ
September 18, 2025
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The universe, decoded
A new Stanford center is uniting astronomers and data scientists to decipher the cosmos—and reinvent the future of discovery.
September 09, 2025
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Beyond Light: New Frontiers in the Oldest Science - Part 2
This century, astronomy will push beyond the confines of light and begin to detect new signals such as neutrinos, cosmic rays, and gravitational waves in multi-messenger astronomy
July 31, 2025
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Beyond Light: New Frontiers in the Oldest Science - Part 1
In the last post, we talked about astronomers pushing frontiers of knowledge. Gravitational waves represent perhaps the most peculiar frontier beyond light.
July 09, 2025
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Stanford-led team shares honor for ‘revolutionizing’ study of high-energy cosmic phenomena
The European Physical Society awarded a top prize to the teams behind the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, studying pulsars, supermassive black holes, neutron stars, etc.
July 07, 2025
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Scientists celebrate first images from world’s largest digital camera
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory unveiled the first photos from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time
June 25, 2025
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The bold bet that built a telescope
Two decades ago, Stanford & SLAC took a gamble on an unproven telescope design with no funding, no home, and no official backing. Now, with first images in hand, it's paying off!
June 23, 2025
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This Revolutionary New Telescope Will Observe the Whole Sky Every Three Days
The game-changing Vera C. Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes combined.
June 23, 2025
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Coming June 23, 2025: First Look at the cosmos with NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Over the next ten years, Rubin Observatory will create a movie of the night sky using the largest camera ever built, scanning the sky to create a time-lapse of the Universe.
May 28, 2025
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Ready, Set, Process: Preparing for Rubin Observatory's Data Deluge
A look inside the data processing infrastructure built by the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory to handle the Universe’s greatest data challenge.
May 19, 2025
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Risa Wechsler Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Seven Stanford researchers join the scholarly society, which works to promote science for public good.
May 19, 2025
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Preparing for the greatest cosmic movie ever made
At the top of Cerro Pachón in northern Chile, the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is nearing completion!
April 11, 2025
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