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Rubin observatory begins a 10-year movie of the changing universe
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Rubin observatory begins a 10-year movie of the changing universe

Last night marked the start of an incredible journey as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory began filming the greatest time-lapse movie of the night sky over the next decade. With its massive digital camera, it will capture everything from asteroids to exploding stars, generating more data in its first year than all previous optical telescopes combined. Astronomers are buzzing with excitement as they anticipate 10 million alerts per night, allowing them to track cosmic events in real-time. This ambitious project promises to unveil the mysteries of dark matter and energy, while also searching for new celestial objects like the elusive Planet 9.
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