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Vera Rubin Observatory kicks off 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) in Chile

The science team has officially begun the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, a decade-long program to image the southern sky for changes in brightness and position. The start follows years of planning and construction of the billion-dollar Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

Discovered 2026-06-30T09:15:44.360884-07:00 | 2026-06-30T09:15:44.360884-07:00

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  • The LSST starts continuous, decade-scale imaging of the southern sky, generating a long-duration data stream designed to detect transient and variable events by tracking changes in brightness and position.
  • For space industry stakeholders, it signals the operational commissioning phase of a major next-generation observing facility following a multi-decade planning and construction cycle.
  • The program is explicitly framed as a “billion-dollar” observatory entering its science operations, indicating sustained funding and research momentum tied to large observatory infrastructure.

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