Vera Rubin
Coverage of Vera Rubin in the Nexus archive.
- The largest digital camera ever built begins decade-long survey of the universe
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, housing the largest digital camera ever built, has begun a decade-long survey of the southern sky from a Chilean mountaintop. The project aims to map billions of stars and galaxies, study dark matter and dark energy, and capture repeated images to detect faint celestial objects.
- The largest digital camera ever built begins decade-long survey of the universe
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the largest digital camera ever built, has begun a decade-long survey of the universe from a Chilean mountaintop. It aims to map billions of stars and galaxies, study dark matter and dark energy, and capture repeated images of the southern sky to detect faint celestial objects.
- Oil prices rise, but not by enough to drag Wall Street far off its records
Oil prices rose amid U.S.-Iran ceasefire tensions but Wall Street remained stable, with the S&P 500 near record highs and the Dow Jones down slightly. Companies with high fuel costs like United Airlines and Carnival fell, while Nvidia's stock surged due to AI advancements. Investors hope for a resolution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease inflationary pressures.