The first spectacular images taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released for the world to peruse: a panoply of iridescent galaxies and shimmering nebulas. This is the dawn of the Rubin Observatory," says Meg Schwamb, a planetary scientist and astronomer at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland. Much has been written about...

This is today's edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. See the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory The first spectacular images taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released for the world to peruse: a panoply of...