Over 100 Brazilians take part in supertelescope project
More than 100 Brazilian researchers are participating in the international Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) project, aimed at building a supertelescope in Cerro-Pachón, Chile. Set to begin operations in 2026, this telescope will create the largest and most comprehensive map of the universe, cataloging 37 billion stars and galaxies over a ten-year period.Brazil's involvement in the project began in 2015 through an agreement signed by LIneA, the Multi-user Inter-institutional Laboratory for e-Astronomy. LIneA was established to support Brazil's participation in astronomical surveys that generate large volumes of data.LSST is the result of international collaboration involving 28 countries. Over 100 Brazilian participants come from 26 universities across 12 states. The construction ...