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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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Events and deadlines

Upcoming Rubin-related events and deadlines for scientists and students.

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Resources for scientists

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Go to resources for scientists.

Survey, instrument, and telescope

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Read about the survey, instruments, telescopes, and site.

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Learn about the data products, pipelines, and services.

Documentation and publications

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Find technical documentation and publications.

LSST Science Collaborations

Independent, worldwide communities of scientists, self-organized into collaborations based on their research interests and expertise. New members are welcome.

  • Galaxies Science Collaboration

  • Stars, Milky Way, and Local Volume Science Collaboration

  • Solar System Science Collaboration (SSSC)

  • Dark Energy Science Collaboration (DESC)

  • Active Galactic Nuclei Science Collaboration

  • Transients and Variable Stars Science Collaboration

  • Strong Lensing Science Collaboration (SLSC)

  • Informatics and Statistics Science Collaboration

Learn more about the LSST Science Collaborations.

Citizen Science

Unleash the power of citizen science on the gigantic LSST data set.

Learn how to run a citizen science project.

Committees and teams

  • Science Advisory Committee (SAC)
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