Rubin LSST:UK
Rubin UK is the UK's major contribution to the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory @vrubinobs.bsky.social Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). Find out more: rubin.ac.uk
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- Starting 2026 with a bang! @vrubinobs.bsky.social has spotted an asteroid the size of 8 American football fields! And the first peer-reviewed paper using LSST Camera data has been published. Read more: www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2026-01... 🔭
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- What is Janet and how is it supporting the @vrubinobs.bsky.social LSST? This short video explains how @jisc.bsky.social's Janet network is playing a critical role in transferring the huge quantities of LSST data 🔭 youtu.be/L3nFoHoxSKk?...
- As the LSST:UK team starts to wind down to enjoy a few days of rest and relaxation, we wish you all a happy and peaceful festive season. 📷 NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/F. Bruno
- “We wouldn’t have the Rubin Observatory today if [Tony Tyson] hadn’t had that vision, and also that dogged determination,” says @astroroyalscot.bsky.social. Find out why Tyson is on @nature.com's list of people who shaped science in 2025. 🔭 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- This free opportunity for ECRs to gain new skills 👇
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- What's Janet and why is it important for UK astronomy? 🔭 This video by @jisc.bsky.social introduces the UK’s national research and education network. Agata Rożek & @markgbeckett.bsky.social from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social explain why it's crucial for the Rubin LSST. www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-12...
- What's Janet and why is it important for UK astronomy? 🔭 This video by @jisc.bsky.social introduces the UK’s national research and education network. Agata Rożek & @markgbeckett.bsky.social from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social explain why it's crucial for the Rubin LSST. www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-12...
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- Did you know that a single kilonova can forge more gold and platinum in a few seconds than has ever been mined on earth? Find out what else we learned when we spoke to Dimple, one of our LSST:UK team members working at @unibirmingham.bsky.social 🔭 www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
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- Art meets science at the @epcc.bsky.social UK Data Access Centre. A new mural by Aaron Ballantyne is inspired by Mary Somerville and the First Look images from @vrubinobs.bsky.social 🔭 🎨 www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
- What does the @vrubinobs.bsky.social LSST hold in store for a particle physicist? We asked Prof Jeff Tseng of @oxfordphysics.bsky.social to tell us why he's looking forward to the start of Rubin operations: www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-11... 🔭
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- An exciting opportunity to be part of one of the biggest astronomy projects of the decade... 🔭
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- Kilonovae are tricky to detect, due to their faintness and fast decaying nature. In a new blog, two members of the team that built Lasair, a @vrubinobs.bsky.social community broker, explain how Lasair is equipped to hunt down kilonovae. 🔭 community.lsst.org/t/finding-ki...
- Did you know? When scientists began brainstorming @vrubinobs.bsky.social 3 decades ago, they had the title Dark Matter Telescope in mind? With its wide field of view and sensitivity to the faintest objects, Rubin will reveal how dark matter and dark energy shape the universe. 🔭 #darkmatterday.
- Congratulations to @4most-eu.bsky.social which has achieved First Light, splitting the light into 18,000 spellbinding colour components. 🎉 Read more about this multi-tasking telescope, which will collect the largest ever spectroscopic sample of supernovae. 🔭 tinyurl.com/2wnw86zd
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- Listen up! The @physicsastronomyed.bsky.social Career Development Scholarship provides full PhD funding for students from a Black heritage, including mixed Black background. Deadline to apply is 24 November 2025. UK & international prospective students can apply. 🔭 www.ph.ed.ac.uk/studying/pos...
- "Work hard, persevere, but don't be afraid to try something else if it stops being fun." Words of wisdom from LSST:UK project Leader Bob Mann of @physicsastronomyed.bsky.social in our latest 'Spotlight' interview. 🔭 www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
- Rubin Comet Catchers is the FIRST citizen science project using data from @vrubinobs.bsky.social and the SECOND most popular project to launch on @zooniverse.bsky.social this year. @chrislintott.bsky.social explains more in our news section. 🔭 www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
- An exciting and positive read – we're happy to see the piece give a shoutout to rising talent in #astronomy, including Astha whom we interviewed recently about her LSST:UK work too.
- Get to know the people working in the UK to make the @vrubinobs.bsky.social LSST happen. We caught up with @cfrohmaier.bsky.social to find out more about his work with @4most-eu.bsky.social TiDES and what he's looking forward to most about the Rubin survey 🔭 www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-09...
- Get a peek behind the scenes at @vrubinobs.bsky.social . Huge screens, live feeds, gallons of strong coffee... welcome to the Control Room at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. It's where the training, remote observing, and real-time support happens. 🔭 rubinobservatory.org/news/slac-co...
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- We sat down with team member Astha to find out what fuels her passion for the Universe. Learn what she'd be doing if she wasn't exploring the low surface brightness frontier. Find out more in our interview: www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-09... 🔭
- Over the next decade, the @vrubinobs.bsky.social survey will collect about 500 petabytes of data, equivalent to half a million 4K-UHD Blu-ray disks. Find out more about Rubin's extraordinary data demands in this interview with @markgbeckett.bsky.social 🔭: www.space.com/technology/c...
- Lasair is one of the 7 independent brokers that will ingest and process @vrubinobs.bsky.social data, and serve astronomical alerts to the broader scientific community. We asked Lasair team member Roy Williams of @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social what inspires his work 🔭 www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-08...
- Have you downloaded the @vrubinobs.bsky.social Orbitviewer App yet? It gives you access to detailed information about planets, dwarf planets, near-earth objects, main belt asteroids, trans-Neptunian objects, comets, interstellar objects, and much more. Start exploring now! orbitviewer.app/en/ 🔭
- Aside from Ghostbusters, is the secondary mirror on @vrubinobs.bsky.social the coolest thing ever made in New York? Corning Inc, its co-makers, have been nominated for the Coolest Thing Made in New York Manufacturing Contest! 🔭 Find out more about the mirror: rubinobservatory.org/news/seconda...
- We think there's no such thing as a typical scientist. Our new 'In the spotlight' series goes behind the scenes to get to know some of the individuals working on the @vrubinobs.bsky.social LSST. First up, Dr Elham Saremi of @unisouthampton.bsky.social www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-08... 🔭
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- 7 billion-year-old comet caught on camera! @vrubinobs.bsky.social is already helping reveal the secrets of the Universe. Hear from @megschwamb.bsky.social on how a serendipitous event should help us better understand Comet 3I/Atlas : www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-08... 🔭
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- Lots of Rubin action at @nam25-durham.bsky.social this week, including @grahamsmithastro.bsky.social who'll be giving an overview of the @vrubinobs.bsky.social /LSST Science Collaborations, and what data to expect when as commissioning is completed and the survey begins. 🔭
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- What does a butler have to do with @vrubinobs.bsky.social ? This interview with @markgbeckett.bsky.social explains how the worlds of #astronomy and #cloudcomputing collide in the Legacy Survey of Space and Time. 🔭 www.space.com/technology/c...
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- Those who ‘watch partied’ until the wee hours might not have been awake early enough to see team member @mandabanerji.bsky.social on the BBC Breakfast sofa this morning talking all things @vrubinobs.bsky.social! 🔭
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- Ain't no party like a #RubinWatchParty!
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- Here we go!!! 👀 🔭 #RubinFirstLook
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- At LSST:UK HQ we're excited for the release of the Rubin First Look images on Monday. If you want to understand more about all the ways the UK is contributing to the @vrubinobs.bsky.social LSST, read our latest news story. 🔭 www.lsst.ac.uk/news/2025-06...
- Want to set eyes on the @vrubinobs.bsky.social First Look images in good company? There are public Watch Parties taking place around the UK and all over the world. Check out your nearest event rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-f... 🔭
- Have you organised your @vrubinobs.bsky.social Watch Party yet? Read how @newscientist.com is getting in the party mood for First Look. 🔭 www.newscientist.com/article/2484...
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