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434 Rubin Observatory Has Started Paging Astronomers 800,000 Times a Night

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 02/28/2026 05:00 EDT

Rubin Observatory Has Started Paging Astronomers 800,000 Times a Night

On February 24th, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory activated its automated alert system, sending out roughly 800,000 real-time notifications flagging asteroids, supernovae, flaring black holes and "other transient celestial events," reports Scientific American. And this is only the beginning -- that number is projected to climb into the millions as it continues scanning the ever-changing sky. From the report: The astronomical observatory equipped with world's largest camera hit a key milestone on February 24,.

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