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Scientists reveal SUV-sized camera that will change our grasp of space

Mark Kaufman
26 February 2024
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The camera is so big that each image covers a zone of sky more than 40 times the area of a full moon.

Summary

  1. The goal is to create an unprecedented catalogue of the cosmos.
  2. The Camera will collect its images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in the Chilean mountains.
  3. The evolutionary telescope will come online in 2025.
READ: Scientists reveal SUV-sized camera that will change our grasp of space

References

  • Media Check: Mashable - Media Bias Fact Check (HIGH CREDIBILITY)
  • COLLECTIONS/The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE GUIDELINES LEARNING OUTCOMES ETC)
 

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