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An overview of the unique characteristics of the four prominent telescopes Hubble, James Webb, Euclid and Vera C. Rubin, which observe the universe from different perspectives. The article also ...

To make a truly realistic fake picture of a galaxy, you can model exactly how light particles travel through the atmosphere ...

Astronomers face a data deluge from observatories like Vera Rubin — simulated skies may be key to training algorithms to keep ...

The Vera C Rubin observatory, home to the world's most powerful digital camera, promises to transform our understanding of ...

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Astronomical images not only look beautiful, they also provide a wealth of information. What's behind it and what ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. This image shows another ...