Rubin Observatory’s Post

☄️ Say hello to Comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory! Comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third interstellar object ever spotted in our Solar System. Rubin Observatory didn’t discover it, but even though Rubin is still in its commissioning and testing phase, it caught a glimpse of this rare visitor. Just imagine what we’ll find once Rubin’s full science survey kicks off later this year! 👀✨ . . . NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is jointly funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, and operated by NSF NOIRLab (Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy) and DOE's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.