A New Telescope Will Find Billions of Asteroids, Galaxies, and Stars
In the crisp mountain air of northern Chile, at 2,500 meters above sea level on Cerro Pachón, a scientific revolution quietly flickered to life. On April 15th, 2025, at exactly 8 PM local time, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured its first photons of ancient starlight—ushering in what could be the most exciting chapter in humanity’s cosmic story.