The first batch of alerts from the Vera Rubin Observatory drew attention to new asteroids, supernovae, and active galactic nuclei.
Way out there in the asteroid belt is an object that's spinning so fast, scientists are surprised it hasn't flown apart.
Using the world’s largest digital camera, Rubin will capture a full view of the southern sky every three days.
The freshly minted telescope discovered 2,000 previously unknown asteroids in just 10 hours. Weirdly, NASA doesn’t seem to care.
In just over 10 hours of test observations, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured millions of celestial objects, opening the door to a whole new world of astronomical discovery