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NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory launches real-time discovery machine for monitoring the night sky
February 25, 2026
MENLO PARK, California, Feb. 25 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release:

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NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory launches real-time discovery machine for monitoring the night sky

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By Aaron Groff and Gaelle Suter

Key takeaways: 

* The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first alerts documenting astronomical events spotted by the observatory.

* Among the . . .

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