Vera C. Rubin Observatory begins its Legacy Survey of Space and Time

<p>The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially launched the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), a 10-year census of the southern sky that astronomers have anticipated for decades. The announcement came June 30, capping a months-long commissioning process that followed the facility’s handover from construction to operations last October. “It is amazing and<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/vera-c-rubin-observatory-begins-its-legacy-survey-of-space-and-time/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Vera C. Rubin Observatory begins its Legacy Survey of Space and Time"</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/vera-c-rubin-observatory-begins-its-legacy-survey-of-space-and-time/">Vera C. Rubin Observatory begins its Legacy Survey of Space and Time</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.astronomy.com">Astronomy Magazine</a>.</p>