In the News
In the News
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Rubin Observatory launches real-time alerts for night sky monitoring
NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory’s rapid monitoring of supernovae, asteroids, and other astronomical events marks a historic milestone in astrophysics.
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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.
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A New Era Begins: First Images from the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)
The Kavli Foundation News
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Eye to the sky…on-sky engineering tests have begun at NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory using the world’s largest digital camera!
On-sky engineering tests have begun at NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory. After installing the LSST Camera, we turned the telescope to the sky, a moment 20 years in the making.
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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Installs LSST Camera on Telescope
Using the largest digital camera in the world, Rubin Observatory will soon be ready to capture more data than any other observatory in history.
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Stanford welcomes first GPU-based supercomputer
“Marlowe,” named after the fictional detective created by Raymond Chandler, has the potential to transform research across fields, from political science to astrophysics.
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ready to transform our understanding of the cosmos
The telescope will catalogue billions of new objects and produce a new map of the entire night sky every three days with the largest digital camera ever made.
