Thursday, August 20

Priya Sharma

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile
Science
Friday, 7/24, 10:53 AM

A New Telescope Begins a 10-Year Movie of the Entire Sky

  • In the mountains of Chile, the new Vera C.
  • Rubin Observatory has started a decade-long survey that will photograph the whole visible sky every three nights, using the largest digital camera ever built.
  • Astronomers expect it to catalog tens of billions of stars and galaxies and to catch the universe in the act of changing.

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Sections of large gas pipeline (illustrative)
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Germany charges Ukrainian man over Nord Stream pipeline sabotage

  • German federal prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian man over the 2022 explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany, the first criminal charges in a case that has fueled years of speculation.
  • The suspect denies involvement, and no state has ever been proven responsible.

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In brief