AI could help astronomers crunch the vast amounts of data produced by a new observatory.
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The camera can reach the furthest reaches of the cosmos and observe objects that are closer to home.
Vera C. Rubin’s research into stars in galaxies led to the modern understanding of dark matter.
To make a truly realistic fake picture of a galaxy, you can model exactly how light particles travel through the atmosphere and telescope to reach its sensor.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture enough detail to see a golf ball from 25km away.
Cosmology could be transformed by a new wave of telescopes – both on the ground and in space.
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PhD Candidate, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of astrophysics (dark matter and cosmology), Durham University
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