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World's Largest Digital Camera Installed to Unravel Cosmic Mysteries

3/13/2025

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The LSST, the world's largest digital camera, has officially been installed at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. With backing from the U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Energy, this groundbreaking camera will embark on a decade-long journey, capturing the southern sky and unveiling the mysteries of dark matter and energy through a stunning cosmic time-lapse.

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The LSST, the world's largest digital camera, has officially been installed at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. With backing from the U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Energy, this groundbreaking camera will embark on a decade-long journey, capturing the southern sky and unveiling the mysteries of dark matter and energy through a stunning cosmic time-lapse.