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The New Telescope Revolutionizing Astronomy

2025-07-10 Science & Technology
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What’s up with the Vera Rubin Observatory? Neil breaks down how this telescope is making a movie of the night sky, helping us discover what could be millions of asteroids and more. Can we one day have a dark matter map of large-scale structures in the universe? Check out Vera Rubin Observatory's 'First Light' Collection: https://rubinobservatory.org/gallery/collections/first-look-gallery And their Skyviewer to explore the full resolution images: https://skyviewer.app/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction: What’s Up with The Vera Rubin Observatory? 00:42 - Science’s Ten-Year Plan 02:48 - Movie of the Night Sky 4:48 - Largest Digital Camera Ever 7:20 - Discovering thousands of asteroids 9:12 - Mapping Dark Matter Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #neildegrassetyson

Top Comments (10)

@Galiuros 2025-07-11

I'm an old guy and the biggest disappointment about dying I have is missing out on the future and how technology will evolve. It's not just the astrophysics or robotics or medicine or space exploration or self-driving cars, it's the flowering of technology which allows for advancing our knowledge. I believe in the Star Trek future where we, on Earth, have figured out how to have a successful, peaceful civilization.

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@denisenj7648 2025-07-11

I'm really comforted that this committee exists. Like someone is keeping an eye on things in an anti-science time of lunacy.

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@StarTalk 2025-07-10

If the Vera Rubin Observatory is making a movie of the night sky, what cosmic event would you be most excited to catch on camera (i.e. an asteroid flyby, a supernova, or something totally unexpected)? Be sure to check out Rubin Observatory's skyviewer app https://skyviewer.app/ so you can see the captured footage at full breathtaking resolution!

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@homeroom101 2025-07-11

i had a chemistry teacher in high school who reminds me of Neil. He would take 20 min out of a class to go over new topics in science just like this, purely out of excitement and a yearning to teach people about it. The only Chemistry class i ever got an A in.

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@richv1893 2025-07-10

Star Talk keeps showing why science is important. Keep iup the good work.

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@conc3rn3d 2025-07-11

As an unofficial enthusiast of Astrophysics, I think this has got to be THE coolest thing the public has EVER seen. There are so many opportunities for people to take advantage of here, from classroom observation, to in depth programming opportunities. The fruit of this laborious project is ripe with many findings. I hope people don't sleep on this and that they search the night sky for its many wonders. Anyway, have fun y'all!

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@ChessIsBestWithACupOfScience 2025-07-10

Thank you for remaining consistent with your uploads Dr. Tyson!! ❤️‍🔥💯

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@mindzx 2025-07-10

This episode hits so hard. Thank you!

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@oxvaldus 2025-07-25

As Chilean and astronomy aficionado I'm so proud of this. I know that the invesment capital and tech is foreign but structural engineering is chilean and the clear skies also. We're justo happy to be a part of this.

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@Kingrandoofficial 2025-07-10

Hey everyone, keep looking up 😊

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