Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Named After Astronomer Vera C. Rubin
Poised to conduct a vast, deep astronomical survey of the dynamic Universe from high in the Chilean Andes, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) will now be named the NSF Vera C. Rubin Observatory (Rubin ...
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10-28 UPDATE: AURA Status during current situation in Chile
Late Friday October 18, Chilean President Sebastian Piñera declared a state of emergency in the province of Santiago, Valparaiso, Concepción, Rancagua and La Serena/Coquimbo and a curfew was established ...
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NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory Launched
NSF and AURA are proud to announce the launch of integrated operations of all of NSF’s nighttime astronomical facilities under NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NSF’s OIR Lab) ...
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Gemini Observatory Captures Multicolor Image of First-ever Interstellar Comet
The first-ever comet from beyond our Solar System has been successfully imaged by the Gemini Observatory in multiple colors. The image of the newly discovered object, denoted C/2019 Q4(Borisov), was obtained on the night of ...
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NASA’s Hubble Finds Water Vapor on Habitable-Zone Exoplanet for the First Time
Its size and surface gravity are much larger than Earth's, and its radiation environment may be hostile, but a distant planet called K2-18b has captured the interest of scientists all over the world. For the ...
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Saturn’s Rings Shine in New Hubble Portrait
Anyone who has ever peered at Saturn through a small telescope is immediately enticed by its elegant rings, which make the far-flung planet one of the most exotic-looking, opulent worlds in the solar system ...
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