The Economic Times

In 2025, Rubin's 3.2-billion-pixel camera in Chile began watching the universe. 1 year later, it can trigger 7 million alerts a night in 40 seconds

The Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun its ten-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Its large camera will capture the southern sky, generating millions of alerts nightly. This survey aims to create a searchable record of celestial changes over a decade. Researchers will receive alerts for moving objects and flickering stars. The observatory's data will contribute to understanding dark matter and dark energy.