<ul><li>The Vera Rubin Observatory aims to discover and observe millions of type 1a supernovae to map the expansion of the Universe in unprecedented detail.</li><li>Type 1a supernovae are powerful explosions triggered by white dwarf stars accreting matter from their companion stars. They can be used as "standard candles" to measure astronomical distances.</li><li>The observatory, located in the Atacama Desert of Chile, equipped with the world's largest digital camera, will capture huge areas of the sky and generate massive amounts of data for further analysis.</li><li>The discovery of millions of new type 1a supernovae will contribute to building a more accurate distance map of the cosmos and enhancing our understanding of the Universe's expansion and evolution.</li></ul>

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