The Biggest-Ever Digital Camera Is This Cosmologist’s Magnum Opus
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Tony Tyson, chief scientist of the Rubin Observatory, revealed a cosmic image showing 10 million galaxies, captured by the facility's 3.2-billion-pixel camera. This marks the start of a new era in astronomy focused on studying dark matter and dark energy.
The observatory's LSST camera will photograph 20 billion galaxies over a decade, offering unparalleled data on the universe's structure and expansion. This project, envisioned by Tyson years ago, aims to unravel the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, which make up 95% of the universe.
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