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The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science will support Rubin Observatory in its operations phase to carry out the Legacy Survey of Space and Time. They will also provide support for scientific research with the data. During operations, NSF funding is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with NSF, and DOE funding is managed by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), under contract by DOE. Rubin Observatory is operated by NSF NOIRLab and SLAC.

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    • A circular sky map against a black background showing a dense field of stars and the glowing, dusty diagonal band of the Milky Way galaxy. Overlaid on the sky are hundreds of overlapping, colorful hexagonal tiles clustered across the central and outer regions of the view. The tiles form a sprawling, interconnected network color-coded in vibrant shades of green, yellow, orange, red, and teal. A few distinct, thick white circles are scattered within the colorful tile patterns, highlighting specific areas.
      NSF–DOE Rubin’s LSST coverage
    • Comet 3I/ATLAS colored blue, with a bright rounded coma at upper right and a broad, faint blue tail sweeping diagonally left across a field dotted with stars and faint galaxies.
      NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory December 2025 Image of Interstellar Traveler
    • Rubin with a view
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    • History of Rubin Observatory
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    • Distribution of new asteroids discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
    • 3D animation of asteroids discovered using NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
    • 3D animation of asteroids discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory (close)
    • 3D rendering of trans-Neptunian objects discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin
    • 3D rendering of asteroids discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
    • 3D model of asteroids discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory (polar view)
    • Infographic: Asteroids discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
    • NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's LSST by the numbers
    • NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's LSST by the numbers (Spanish)
    • NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory Launches Real-Time Monitoring of the Night Sky
    • The Milky Way and its companions dazzle above Rubin
    • Rubin Alerts — Seven million per night (Spanish)
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    • Animated Infographic: Types of alerts from a single Rubin image
    • Animated Infographic: Types of alerts from a single Rubin image
    • Animated Infographic: Types of alerts from a single Rubin image
    • Animated Infographic: Types of alerts from a single Rubin image
    • Infographic: Types of alerts from a single Rubin image
    • Infographic: Types of alerts from a single Rubin image
    • The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds
    • The Large Magellanic Cloud above Rubin
    • The Large Magellanic Cloud above a spinning Rubin
    • Night begins at Rubin
    • Vera Rubin's family visits NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
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