After decades of planning and construction, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to begin a 10-year survey of the southern sky. New Scientist got a behind-the-scenes look at the telescope during the first few weeks of its operation. Watch more: https://www.newscientist.com/video/2485807-look-inside-the-revolutionary-vera-c-rubin-observatory/ | New Scientist

THOUSANDS OF ASTEROIDS: The Vera C. Rubin observatory has discovered more than 2,000 asteroids never-before-seen in our solar system. Every year, about 20,000 asteroids are discovered in total by all space and ground observatories. Rubin made these discoveries in about 10 hours. | FOX Weather