Instrumentation

LSST Camera arrives at Rubin Observatory in Chile

May 22, 2024

Observational Cosmology Group

This paves the way for cosmic exploration.

The 3200-megapixel LSST Camera, the groundbreaking instrument at the core of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, has arrived at the observatory site on Cerro Pachón in Chile from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California.

More information on the LSST website.

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Consolidation grant

Carles Sánchez obtains a Consolidación Investigadora grant

February 4, 2026

Carles Sánchez, member of the Observational Cosmology Group at the Institut de Física d’Altes Energies, has obtained a Consolidación Investigadora grant from the Spanish Ministry of Science through the UAB (Departament de Física, Unitat d’Altes Energies).