NOIRLab noirlab2409: Rubin Observatory will Reveal Dark Matter’s Ghostly Disruptions of Stellar Streams — Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s stunningly detailed images will illuminate distant stellar streams and their past encounters with dark matter. Glittering threads of stars around the Milky Way may hold answers to one of our biggest questions about the Universe: what is dark matter? With images taken through six different color filters mounted to the largest camera ever built for …

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Rubin Observatory will Reveal Dark Matter’s Ghostly Disruptions of Stellar Streams
15 April 2024 — NOIRLab Organization Release noirlab2409

Glittering threads of stars around the Milky Way may hold answers to one of our biggest questions about the Universe: what is dark matter? With images taken through six different color filters mounted to the largest camera ever built for astronomy and astrophysics, Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s upcoming Legacy Survey of Space and Time will reveal never-before-seen stellar streams around the Milky Way — and the telltale effects of their interactions with dark matter.

The release, images and videos are available on:
https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2409/

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15 April 2024




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