The anticipation is over. After over 20 years of hard work, the first images from NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory (Rubin) are finally here. With a 10-hour period of observation, the telescope captured 10 million galaxies, thousands of asteroids, and stars across the Milky Way. And because of funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science (DOE), these images are only just scratching the surface of Rubin's mission for the next 10 years.
"NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory will capture more information about our universe than all optical telescopes throughout history combined," said Brian Stone, performing the duties of the NSF director, in a press release. "Through this remarkable scientific facility, we will explore many cosmic mysteries, including the dark matter and dark energy that permeate the universe."
Without further ado, here is the first look of the images from the NSF-DOE Vera ...
