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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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Welcome to Rubin Observatory Education

Vera C. Rubin Observatory brings the power of real data and interactive learning to educators and students around the world. Explore exciting topics in astronomy and astrophysics with our user-friendly investigation tools.

Investigations

    Surveying the Solar System
    Coloring the Universe
    Exploring the Observable Universe
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    Expanding Universe
    Exploding Stars
    Stellar Safari

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