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The Rubin Observatory Will Rapidly Detect More Supernovae

January 27, 2026
The Rubin Observatory Will Rapidly Detect More Supernovae
By Evan Gough (https://ift.tt/07MkxTC)

This artist's illustration shows supernova 1993J, an exploding star in the galaxy M81 whose light reached us 21 years ago. While we've seen supernova like this one exploding in other galaxies, it's been almost 1,000 years since astronomers have observed a Type II core-collapse supernova in the Milky Way. The Vera Rubin Observatory will change that. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)

It's been about one millennia since humans directly observed a core-collapse supernova in the Milky Way. That's strange, since there should be 1 or 2 every century. By working with neutrino detectors, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory should be able to detect far more supernovae.



January 27, 2026 at 10:21PM
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