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Named after the astronomer who discovered evidence for the existence of dark matter, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert is set to begin full operation later this year—here are some mysteries it could solve.


No telescope has basked in the night sky quite like this before. Here's what it could reveal about the universe.

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