The largest digital camera ever built has released its first shots of the universe

  • by:
  • Source: AP News
  • 06/24/2025
The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe Monday — including colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile, was built to take a deeper look at the night sky, covering hidden corners. Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy, it will survey the southern sky for the next 10 years.

The observatory’s first look features the vibrant Trifid and Lagoon nebulas located thousands of light-years from Earth. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles. A gaggle of galaxies known as the Virgo Cluster were also captured, including two bright blue spirals.

The observatory hopes to image 20 billion galaxies and discover new asteroids and other celestial objects.

Read Full Article Here
 

Follow us

Read our latest news on any of these social networks!

Get latest news delivered daily!

We will send you breaking news right to your inbox


Have a tip? Let us know!

Recent Articles

  • by:
  • Source: NY Post
  • 06/30/2025
...
Zohran Mamdani doubles down on plan to target ‘whiter neighborhoods’ with higher taxes — and says billionaires shouldn’t exist

Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani doubled down Sunday on his plan to jack up property taxes on “richer and whiter neighborhoods” — while asserting billionaires shouldn’t exist.

...
Trump's tax and spending cuts bill clears key Senate vote as Republicans race to pass it by July 4

Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race to advance President Donald Trump's package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.

  • by:
  • Source: AP News
  • 06/27/2025
...
Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump’s bid to enforce his executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally.

...
Kennedy´s advisers back flu vaccination, but not shots with a rarely used preservative

The Trump administration´s new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall´s flu vaccinations for just about every American - but only if they use certain shots free of an ingredient antivaccine groups have falsely tied to autism.