Patrick Simmons+FollowThis Telescope Just Broke Space RecordsRubin Observatory is making all other telescopes look like antiques. In just 10 hours, it found over 2,000 asteroids—10% of what every other telescope finds in a year! And get this: by the end of its first year, it’ll have more space data than every other observatory ever. Its camera is the size of a car and has 3,200 megapixels. Plus, you can even explore its discoveries yourself with the Skyviewer app. Space nerds, this is your moment! #Science #SpaceNews #RubinObservatory693Share
Patrick Simmons+FollowFirst Look: Universe’s Biggest Selfie!The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to drop its first-ever pics after 20+ years in the making—and you can watch it all live! This telescope’s packing a 3,200-megapixel camera (wild, right?) and will snap the entire southern sky every few days for the next decade. Astronomers are buzzing because it could reveal cosmic stuff we’ve never seen before. Catch the livestream or join a watch party and witness history in the making! #SpaceNews #RubinObservatory #Astronomy #Science30Share
Zachary Gutierrez+FollowMillions of Hidden Space Rocks Revealed!Get ready for a wild space reveal: a new observatory in Chile is about to uncover millions of hidden asteroids, comets, and ancient space rocks in our solar system. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will scan the sky with the biggest digital camera ever, basically doubling our asteroid count in a year (it took 225 years to find the first 1.5 million!). We’re talking new clues about how planets formed—and way better asteroid defense for Earth. Space nerds, this is huge! #SpaceDiscovery #RubinObservatory #Asteroids #Science100Share
