NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory

ALT Panoramic night sky with the Milky Way arching over a mountaintop observatory, with two nearby galaxies glowing at left.

ALT Dense star field with blue and orange stars, faint nebulae, and Carl Sagan quote: “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”

ALT Colorful nebula and star field in pink, blue, and black, overlaid with the quote: “We are the universe experiencing itself.” —Carl Sagan

ALT Dense star field with bright blue stars and a Carl Sagan quote: “We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”

ALT Star-filled deep-space image with faint interstellar clouds and countless distant galaxies. A Carl Sagan quote is overlaid: "That we understand even a little of our origins is one of the great triumphs of human insight and courage."

ALT Milky Way and starry sky seen through the open shutter of a telescope dome, with the dark interior framing the view.

ALT Milky Way and starry sky seen through the open shutter of a telescope dome, with the dark interior framing the view.

ALT Tiny-planet night panorama of an observatory under the Milky Way, with dense stars, glowing nebulae, and a faint green airglow.

ALT View from a corrugated metal roof over dry, rugged mountains and winding roads beneath a clear blue sky.

ALT Silhouetted observatory buildings on a mountain ridge at dusk beneath a orange and purple sky, with two bright planets above.

ALT Dense view of space with millions of glittering stars of varying color. A teal curved line shows a distant Solar System object's observed path across the sky, labeled with dates (3 Mar, 1 Apr, 1 May, 1 Jun, 1 Jul).