Gigantic X-rays flares offer new insight into the whirling maelstrom just outside supermassive black holes

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is poised to launch its 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time. After years of work by over 2,000 scientists and engineers worldwide, this survey will reshape our view of the dynamic Universe. What’s unfolding now, and what Universe will LSST reveal?

The second in our 2026 lecture series was a sold out event at the De Anza College Planetarium