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Too big to be planets, too small to be stars... Brown dwarfs aren't hot enough to fuse hydrogen in their cores, and they're faint and hard to find. That also means they stick around for a LONG time—and are great tracers of the Milky Way's history🧵 🧪🔭 🔗: rubinobservatory.org...

Asteroids won't be able to hide from Rubin! ☄️🔦 June 30 is #AsteroidDay, the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska meteor explosion over Siberia. By repeatedly scanning the entire visible sky every few nights, Rubin will enable scientists to spot more asteroids than ever before 🧪🔭 🧵

From across the electromagnetic spectrum, happy #PrideMonth! 🏳️‍🌈 At Rubin, there's space🌌 for everyone. Let your multispectral light shine bright—because the best science happens when everyone can be their full, colorful selves!

Rubin Observatory 🤝 Roman Space Telescope ➡️ a truly cosmic collaboration! Scientists using supercomputers at Argonne National Lab have created almost 4 MILLION simulated images of what Rubin and Roman could see in the sky once they come online. 🔭🧪 🧵/ 🔗: www.nasa.gov/mission...

NASA’s Roman Mission Gets Cosmic ‘Sneak Peek’ From Supercomputers - NASAwww.nasa.gov Researchers are diving into a synthetic universe to help us better understand the real one. Using supercomputers at the U.S. DOE's (Department of Energy’s)

We're looking forward to gathering for #Rubin2024 in July at SLAC National Accelerator Lab! 1️⃣ Plan out your week with the science-filled agenda - link below! 2️⃣ In-person registration is still open until June 21 (or until we reach the 250 person cap) 🔗: project.lsst.org/mee...#Rubin2024 in July at SLAC National Accelerator Lab! 1️⃣ Plan out your week with the science-filled agenda - link below! 2️⃣ In-person registration is still open until June 21 (or until we reach the 250 person cap) 🔗: project.lsst.org/mee...

How it started ➡️ How it's going—LSST Camera edition 📷🌌 We'd say it's going pretty well, don't you think ? 🤩 youtube.com/shorts/j...

How it started ➡️ How it's going—LSST Camera edition #shorts #RubinObservatory #space - YouTubeyoutube.com We'd say it's going pretty well, don't you think? 🤩@SLAC Use policyhttps://gallery.lsst.org/bp/#/brandguidelines/2206/section/17286

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Well done to all the @vrubinobs.bsky.social construction project and observatory staff and collaborators who made this milestone happen. Here's a video of the entire process of shipping LSSTCam including a chartered airplane 🧪 🔭

LSST Camera Arrives at Rubin Observatoryyoutu.be This video documents the journey of the LSST Camera from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California to Rubin Observatory on the summit of Cerro Pachó...

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For 22yrs I've been dreaming about this Guinness World Record beating 3200MP camera for the Rubin Observatory. Beyond excited to see it reaching its new Chilean home, the summit on Cerro Pachón @vrubinobs.bsky.social 🧪🔭 ℹ️ rubinobservatory.org/news/camera-... 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwyj...

LSST Camera Arrives at Rubin Observatorywww.youtube.com This video documents the journey of the LSST Camera from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California to Rubin Observatory on the summit of Cerro Pachó...

The word’s largest camera built for astronomy & astrophysics has arrived at Rubin Observatory! The LSST Camera completed a cross-continental trek from SLAC after two decades of work, marking the arrival of Rubin’s last major component in Chile🔭 🔗: rubinobservatory.org... www.youtube.com/watc...

LSST Camera Arrives at Rubin Observatory in Chile, Paving the Way for Cosmic Exploration | Rubin Observatoryrubinobservatory.org The largest camera ever built for astrophysics has completed the long journey from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California to the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile, where it will soon help unlock the Universe’s mysteries

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The @vrubinobs.bsky.social is located on the Cerro Pachón mountain in Chile. Why's Cerro Pachón such a great place for #astronomy? Find out here: rubinobservatory.org/about/rubin-...

Name a better spot to take a group photo, we'll wait 🤩🤳 Doesn't get much better than a freshly-coated telescope mirror! 📷: RubinObs/NSF/AURA

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Still under construction in Chile, @vrubinobs.bsky.social was designed to understand the nature of dark matter and dark energy, and map the Milky Way. The observatory (first image) will have a fast-moving telescope—mount shown in the second image: rubinobservatory.org #AURAPartners

Rubin Observatory's 8.4-meter mirror is finally, well, a mirror! 🥳 The glass got its shiny coating this past weekend—but what did that actually look like? Find out in the fifth and final video in our "Making of Rubin's 8.4-meter Mirror" series ✨ 🔭 #CaptureTheCosmos youtu.be/rK3XNXPATMI#CaptureTheCosmos youtu.be/rK3XNXPATMI

The Making of Rubin's 8.4-meter Mirror | Part five: Coating the glass - YouTubeyoutu.be Rubin Observatory's 8.4-meter mirror is finally, well, a mirror! The glass got its shiny coating ton April 27, 2024—but what did that actually look like?Use ...

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Back in 2011 I got to see the primary mirror for the @vrubinobs.bsky.social in the optical shop at the University of Arizona. It is difficult to tell from my photo at left but the inner region is more steeply curved than the outer. Look how beautiful it is today! How it started & How It Is Going 🔭

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Just look at that shine! 😎 We're so excited that Rubin is another step closer to looking at the universe. 🔭 🧪

When you finally get that shiny coating you wanted.... 🤩 Rubin Observatory's 8.4-meter mirror is officially, finally, a mirror! In a 4.5-hour process, the glass got its protected silver coating—and one step closer to being able to #CaptureTheCosmos 🔗: rubinobservatory.org...#CaptureTheCosmos 🔗: rubinobservatory.org...

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Today marks another project milestone with the application of the silver coating to the @vrubinobs.bsky.social mega 8.4-metre primary/tertiary mirror. 7 years in the making, this one-of-a-kind primary/tertiary mirror is made up of two optical surfaces, combined into one large structure. #astronomy

What goes into preparing Rubin's 8.4-meter mirror glass to get its reflective coating? Quite a lot, it turns out! Learn about the preparation process in Part 4 of the "Making of Rubin 's 8.4-meter Mirror" ✨ #CaptureTheCosmos youtu.be/i_u-5GAIaS8#CaptureTheCosmos youtu.be/i_u-5GAIaS8

Making Rubin’s 8.4-meter Mirror | PART FOUR: Preparing for coating - YouTubeyoutu.be What goes into preparing Rubin's 8.4-meter mirror glass to get its reflective coating? Quite a lot, it turns out!Use policyhttps://gallery.lsst.org/bp/#/bran...

Rubin's 8.4-meter two-in-one mirror was made in Arizona, but now it's in Chile...what happened in between? Find out in part three of the "Making of Rubin's 8.4-meter Mirror" ‼️🚢 #CaptureTheCosmos 🔭 youtu.be/sufjakrgdEM#CaptureTheCosmos 🔭 youtu.be/sufjakrgdEM

The Making of Rubin's 8.4-meter Mirror | Part three: Shipping - YouTubeyoutu.be Rubin's 8.4-meter two-in-one mirror was made in Arizona, but now it's in Chile...what happened in between?Use policyhttps://gallery.lsst.org/bp/#/brandguidel...

The process of fabricating and polishing the glass structure for Rubin's two-in-one mirror took 7 years! So what went into it? Find out in part two of the "Making of Rubin's 8.4-meter Mirror" 🤩🔭 #CaptureTheCosmos youtu.be/sGWO4J8vIoA#CaptureTheCosmos youtu.be/sGWO4J8vIoA

The Making of Rubin's 8.4-meter Mirror | Part two: Casting and polishing - YouTubeyoutu.be The process of fabricating and polishing the glass structure for Rubin's two-in-one mirror took 7 years—so what went into it?Use policyhttps://gallery.lsst.o...

The first step to building anything is designing it! But how did a two-in-one mirror enter the designs for Rubin Observatory in the first place? 🤔 #CaptureTheCosmos youtu.be/5N6Z9t_j-Ps#CaptureTheCosmos youtu.be/5N6Z9t_j-Ps

The Making of Rubin's 8.4-meter Mirror | Part one: the design - YouTubeyoutu.be The first step to building anything is designing it! But how did a two-in-one mirror enter the designs for Rubin Observatory in the first place?Use policyhtt...

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The Rubin Observatory @vrubinobs.bsky.social will use six different colour filters to detect stellar streams that are around five times more distant than is currently possible. Find out more: rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-r... #astronomy IMG: RubinObs/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. daSilva, M. Zamani

Astronomers are always looking up, trying to understand our place in this vast cosmos. That quest to understand only makes us appreciate this blue oasis we inhabit that much more. On this #EarthDay, look up with us and celebrate the beautiful planet we call home 🌎🌍🌏 📷: H. Stockebrand

It's #FeatureFriday! Meet Nora Shipp, stellar streams extraordinaire ✨ Stellar streams are the torn-apart remnants of small galaxies or star clusters around the Milky Way—they hold clues about its history, and the dark matter that surrounds it. www.youtube.com/watc...#FeatureFriday! Meet Nora Shipp, stellar streams extraordinaire ✨ Stellar streams are the torn-apart remnants of small galaxies or star clusters around the Milky Way—they hold clues about its history, and the dark matter that surrounds it. www.youtube.com/watc...

Rubin Observatory will Reveal Dark Matter’s Ghostly Disruptions of Stellar Streams - YouTubewww.youtube.com In this video, Nora Shipp, Postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University and Co-convener of the Dark Matter Working Group in the Rubin/LSST Dark Energy S...

It was Colonel Mustard in the ballroom with the candlestick! In our cosmic game of "Who Dunnit," the glittering tendrils of stars around the Milky Way known as stellar streams are the clues to figure out how dark matter behaves on sub-galactic scales. 🔭 🔗: rubinobservatory.org... 🧵

Rubin Observatory will Reveal Dark Matter’s Ghostly Disruptions of Stellar Streams | Rubin Observatoryrubinobservatory.org Vera C. Observatory is a brand new astronomy facility that will answer some of our biggest questions about the Universe

Normally we're told NOT to look at the Sun, but today's the day for North America🌎🌓☀️ A lucky strip from Mexico to Canada will see a #TotalSolarEclipse—one of the most spectacular astronomical events! In the meantime, we'll be reliving the July '19 eclipse over Cerro Pachón!

That feeling when you check a huge item off your to-do list... Giant digital camera: ✅ Construction of Rubin Observatory's car-sized camera is officially complete at SLAC National Accelerator Lab! We're one step closer to being ready to #CaptureTheCosmos🌌 🔭 🔗: rubinobservatory.org...#CaptureTheCosmos🌌 🔭 🔗: rubinobservatory.org...

What can we say, we've got a pretty great view! ...which is probably not a surprise. Rubin Observatory's site in Chile was chosen in large part because of dark skies 🌌 As #DarkSkyWeek kicks off, we're looking up! Turn down your lights and celebrate the dark with us✨ #IDSW2024

We've found the mothership! In an astonishing discovery, scientists at Rubin have confirmed that the observatory is actually a disguised alien mothership 👽🛸 Initially built to study the Universe, it turns out that the real mission was intergalactic communication all along. 🌠

To close out #WomensHERstoryMonth, we're celebrating our namesake, Dr. Vera C. Rubin ✨ Dr. Rubin was an accomplished American astronomer whose work provided convincing evidence for the existence of dark matter. Rubin Observatory was renamed in her honor in 2019. 🔭