Mapping the Universe: 10-Year Mission Begins

Name: Mapping the Universe 10-Year Mission Begins
Uploaded: 2025-06-14 03:01:53
Duration: 74 s
Description: A giant telescope in Chile has begun a decade-long mission to capture a time-lapse of the entire night sky, revealing changes across the universe .

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has officially launched one of the most ambitious astronomy projects ever attempted, a 10-year survey of the night sky, capturing changes across space and time.

Armed with the world’s largest digital camera, the observatory will scan the entire visible sky every 3 to 4 days, generating the most complete time-lapse map of the universe to date. Its groundbreaking Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will produce over 60 petabytes of raw image data, tracking supernova explosions, asteroid movements, and fluctuations in cosmic brightness.

Scientists expect to uncover new insights into dark matter, dark energy, and potential threats from near-Earth objects. Every night, 20 terabytes of data will be collected and analyzed across labs in the US, France, and Scotland, offering real-time updates on the cosmos.

With this unprecedented project, astronomers hope to discover phenomena never seen before — not just across space, but across time.

The Rubin Observatory’s findings will be available to the global scientific community and streamed live to the public on June 23, marking a new era in space observation.

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