Tag: astronomy data
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SPHEREx Completes Its First All-Sky Map: A New Era for Cosmic Discovery
NASA’s SPHEREx: A Milestone in Cosmic Cartography In a bold leap for space science, NASA’s SPHEREx telescope has completed its first map of the entire sky, captured from Earth’s vantage point. This achievement marks not just a technical triumph but a promising gateway to new discoveries about the universe’s origin, structure, and evolution. Since its…
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Rubin Observatory Unveils a Stellar Stream Longer Than the Milky Way’s Visible Edge
Introduction: A window into the hidden universe The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, soon to be one of the most important eyes on the sky, is already reshaping our understanding of the cosmos. Even as the facility nears full operational status, its powerful instrument—the 3.2-gigapixel LSSTCam—has begun delivering discoveries that push the boundaries of modern astronomy.…