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The night sky unmasked: What the Vera Rubin Telescope could reveal

Thursday, July 3, 2025 by Richard Harris

High on a Chilean mountaintop, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is gearing up to show us the universe in a way no other telescope has. This isn’t your grandparents’ backyard scope or even an observatory like Hubble perched in space, Rubin is a game-changer. Named after the legendary astrono...

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Do galaxies spin

Monday, May 19, 2025 by Richard Harris

On a clear night, under the sweep of the Milky Way, one might gaze at the faint blur of the Andromeda Galaxythrough a telescope. It appears as a misty spiral, majestic yet eerily still. This leads to a profound question: do galaxies truly spin and move, or are those swirling shapes merely ...

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