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What is NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory?

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is almost ready to begin its groundbreaking studies taking pictures of the entire Southern Hemisphere sky for 10 years. Aaron Roodman is the Deputy Director of the Rubin Observatory: 30 years in the making, this new observatory will revolutionize our view of the universe by capturing over 20 billion galaxies and identifying millions of cosmic changes every night.

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