NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory has issued its first scientific alerts, marking a historic milestone in astrophysics. Expected to increase to seven million alerts per night, these first alerts start a new era of dynamic, real-time observation of the night sky. Fermilab helped to process early Rubin data into a set of template reference images that could… More »
The Dark Energy Survey (DES) Collaboration announced the latest results combined weak lensing and galaxy clustering and incorporated four dark energy probes from a single experiment for the first time. This is the culmination of more than 20 years of work by the DES, which was proposed in 2005. Fermilab led the construction of the… More »
Fermilab employees, users and affiliates are invited to take part in an exciting moment for astronomy: the First Look livestream from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory — June 23, 2025 at 10 a.m. US CDT. Watch from your own device or join an in-person watch party in the WH8XO Hornet’s Nest (capacity: 60 people). This is a unique opportunity… More »
