Cambridge astronomers play leading role as world's most ambitious sky survey begins

Cambridge astronomers play leading role as world’s most ambitious sky survey begins Matthew Bothwell Thu, 07/09/2026 - 00:28 Over the next ten years, the LSST will repeatedly photograph the entire southern sky to build an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of the Universe, helping to address some of astronomy’s biggest open questions, including the nature of dark energy and the evolution of the Solar System, the Milky Way, and galaxies across cosmic time. Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy and Kavli Institute for Cosmology have been central to UK preparations for over a decade