There are millions of objects in our own solar system that have never been seen and the facility that will find them is now just months from starting its decade-long survey

Somewhere on the ridge of Cerro Pachón in northern Chile, a telescope with an 8.4-metre mirror is in the final stages of preparation for the most comprehensive survey of the solar system ever attempted. The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory completed its construction phase in October 2025 and is currently in an early operations period. [...] The post There are millions of objects in our own solar system that have never been seen and the facility that will find them is now just months from start