Rubin Tracks Skyscraper-Size Asteroids, Failed Supernovas, and Interstellar Visitors

May 18, 2026 | Quanta Magazine | Jonathan O'Callaghan

Rubin Observatory
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sits at the summit of Cerro Pachón, accessible by a 35-kilometer drive on winding mountain roads.

Astronomers are preparing for a new era of big-data astronomy, and results are already starting to arrive.