At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is the world’s largest digital camera. About the size of a small car, it will create an unparalleled map of the night sky.

All times on the map are China Standard Time. By The New York Times What does the storm look like from above? Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm.

An intricate astral tapestry, the map gives stargazers digital views of the ancient cosmos in unprecedented detail and breadth. Scrolling and zooming in can take users some 13.5 billion years back ...