Revealing the Universe with the Biggest Movie Ever Made

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Starting in 2025, the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory will undertake one of the most ambitious scientific and technological endeavors ever attempted: using the biggest camera ever made to effectively create a 10-year motion picture of the changing universe so detailed and precise that it reveals the hidden nature of dark matter, dark energy and other long-standing mysteries about the universe. Named in honor of Vera Rubin, a pioneering researcher who studied dark matter, NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory is located on the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile.

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Edward Ajhar

U.S. National Science Foundation

photo of Zeljko Ivezic

Zeljko Ivezic

University of Washington/ NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory

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Kevin Siruno

NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory

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Kathleen Turner

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of High Energy Physics

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Format: Panel
Type: Session
Track: 2050
Level: Beginner