The camera, now bolted to the end of a giant telescope at the Rubin Observatory, is expected to shoot photos of 20 billion ...

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While binoculars can easily capture the entire full moon, Hubble's field of view only covers a single lunar crater – but an incredible resolution of around 80 metres. All in all, Hubble therefore took ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), launched in 2021, is currently the most powerful space observatory ever built.

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The first batch of test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is scheduled to be released Monday at 11:30 a.m., followed ...

The first images from the telescope were released earlier this week, and it uses a 3,200-megapixel camera the size of a car.

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In just over 10 hours of test observations, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured millions of celestial objects, opening the ...

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The Rubin Observatory will reveal its first images on Monday. Space.com spoke to scientists who explained why this will be a monumental event for astronomy.