Nearly a month ago, Google announced a small but highly anticipated addition to Chrome on Android — the ability to relocate the browser’s address bar to the bottom of the screen. “Depending on the size of your hand and your device,” Google explained, “one address bar position may feel more comfortable than the other.” This update gives you the flexibility to choose your preferred location.
Also: You can ask Gemini AI anything directly in Google Chrome – here’s how and why you should
It’s been a slow rollout, but things are picking up as the feature is now available to a wide number of users.
Some users are getting a notification about the new option when they open Chrome, but not all. I never received any notification on my Pixel 9 Pro, so I wasn’t aware of any changes, but I was able to relocate the bar when I tried.
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How to move your Chrome address bar on Android
To move the address bar in Chrome, you’ll need to have the latest version of Chrome. If you do, you have two easy options. The first is to tap and hold on the address bar. You should see “Move address bar to the bottom.” Tap that option, and the bar will move. The other way is to tap the three-dot menu in the top right corner, open the settings menu, and look for the new “Address bar” option.
If you’re curious about why this change even matters, try it out. Phones are larger than ever, and I have a large model. When I moved my Chrome address bar to the bottom, near my phone’s other navigation buttons, I found it significantly easier to head to a new site or access my bookmarks.
Recalling the times I’ve dropped my phone on my face while late-night scrolling, it’s almost always when I’m trying to access the browser address bar, so this is at least an improvement on that front.
Other mobile browsers like Firefox, Samsung Internet, and Microsoft Edge already have a similar feature.
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Samsung announced its newest devices during its Galaxy Unpacked event on July 9. That happened to fall on the second day of Amazon’s Prime Day event. Do big tech companies not know what the others are doing? Do they care? Do they like making the lives of tech reporters difficult? I didn’t have time to consider. Only when I was done covering Amazon did I have time to begin properly testing Samsung’s latest wearable. That means I’ve been living with the Galaxy Watch 8 for four days now.
While that’s not enough time to complete a comprehensive review and tally a fair score, I was able to gather a good amount of first impressions — and let me tell you, they are nearly all positive. I’ll continue to evaluate the watch over the next few weeks or so and return for a final assessment. In the meantime, there’s a lot to say about the experience so far.
Samsung packed a lot of updates into its latest smartwatch, in terms of both hardware and software. But I put extra effort into testing one feature in particular — and it’s one of the more interesting.
Antioxidant tests and my persimmon intake
The Galaxy Watch 8 has the same processor and sensors as the previous generation, but it’s using those to detect a new metric: antioxidant levels. You have to take the watch off and hold your thumb on the sensor node for five seconds to get a reading and you’ll need to refer to the Health app in your phone for detailed results. The first time I tested, I got a score of 60, which falls right in the middle of the “low” segment of the scale. The only other results are “very low” and “adequate,” which will surely be a disappointment to the over-achievers out there.
The Health app suggested I “try eating one (100g) persimmon today.” When my grandmother was alive, she made persimmon cookies every Christmas and the last time she did so was also the last time I thought about that fruit. Considering South Korea is one of the world’s largest persimmon producers, it might make sense that a Samsung device suggested them. The produce guy at my local grocery store said they only carry them around the holidays (no doubt because grandmas insist, plus that’s when they’re in season).
Turns out persimmons are high in antioxidants such as Vitamin C and beta-carotine (Vitamin A). Cantaloupe also has those nutrients — plus it’s orange like persimmons — so I bought one. In fact, I went hard on the antioxidants and did everything I could to see if I could get a better score. I ate a bunch of cherries and a little dark chocolate. For breakfast, I had half a cantaloupe instead of the very tasty-smelling breakfast hash my husband made, and I drank plain green tea instead of my usual oat matcha latte. I did yoga and went to my monthly medical massage appointment (stress is said to increase oxidant levels). I got eight hours of sleep and drank my weight in water. I felt ready.
So I took the test again and my antioxidant levels were… two points lower. Sigh. I wasn’t expecting overnight transformation, but I’d hoped for a little improvement. Next time, I’m eating the hash.
Finally, a new design!
Since its fourth generation, the Galaxy Watch has looked pretty much the same: a round glass screen set in a round metal case with large prongs popping out of the top and bottom to hold the band. While there was nothing wrong with sticking with a good design, giving a device a refreshed look lends the yearly update cycle some meaning — instead of feeling like an obligatory move to appease stockholders.
With 3,000 nits of peak brightness, the watch is easy to read even in the bright Albuquerque sun. (Amy Skorheim for Engadget)
This time around, the Galaxy Watch 8 looks markedly different thanks to a shape borrowed from last year’s Ultra model. Samsung calls it a “cushion design” — a circular glass display set atop an aluminum case that looks like a roundish square (or squircle as our own Cherlynn Low calls it). The Sport band on my review model curves to meet the width of the case, creating a smooth arch that I think is more refined than the clunkier pronged configuration. In fact, the entire look is classy — much more so than the Apple Watch, which looks like a miniaturized iPhone 11 glued to a silicone strap.
The cushion design is great in one way, but also worrisome. Because the glass display stands proud of the case by at least two millimeters, my first thought was: “I’m going to trash this screen.” Immediately after taking the watch out of the box, I ordered screen shields and, during the short course of this review, managed to crack one. That’s possibly because I was cheap and ordered off-brand screen protectors, or perhaps the protruding glass cushion is simply begging for misfortune.
However, the raised glass solves one complaint I had with the Galaxy Watch 7. One way to scroll is by running your finger along the outer edge of the screen. In fact, on-screen cues suggest that gesture when there’s more content to view. On the Watch 7, my finger was always getting in the way of the text I wanted to read. Now that the display is elevated, there’s room for my finger to travel further out along the outer edge and stay out of the way.
Appearance aside, my favorite hardware update is how much more comfortable the watch is. The Watch 7’s underside had a sizable sensor node, and it took me a week to get used to the feel. Even then, I hated sleeping with it. The Watch 8, however, felt good the first time I put it on.
Gemini on your wrist and Wear OS 6
The Galaxy Watch 8 is the first smartwatch to ship with Google’s Wear OS 6, though Samsung overlays it with its own One UI interface. The headline feature for the new software is Gemini integration. Now, most things you can do with the Gemini app on your phone can be done through your watch. Just note that you’ll need to have your Gemini-compatible phone nearby to use it.
Amy Skorheim for Engadget
Google’s AI was pretty snappy at basic tasks like setting reminders and timers. Requests that required more “thought” took only marginally longer (and completed more quickly when I was using my home Wi-Fi versus relying on cell signals out in the world). I asked for the best record stores in my city and a good place to eat lunch. I was pleasantly surprised to hear of a new-to-me answer for each category. The record store turned out to be two bins of LPs inside a book shop, but still, I hadn’t heard of it before. I asked why my eight-year-old talked about lava chicken all the time and was correctly informed about Jack Black and AMinecraft Movie.
The assistant displays answers in text form on the watch screen and also reads out every word. That can turn into a lot of talking, but tapping the screen stops the chatter if you prefer to read. Gemini can handle follow-up questions and tasks, but since it doesn’t usually keep listening after it speaks, you have to tap the mic icon to make your next request.
I reached out to Samsung to ask if I could change a setting to make Gemini keep listening, but there isn’t one at this time. For now, you’ll need to tap or say “OK Google” again for followups like, “Add that to my Google Keep” or “Remind me about that.” If Gemini asks you a question, however, such as verifying a text it’s about to send, it does keep listening for the answer. You can also combine commands at the outset, such as asking to look up an address and text it to someone.
I requested some fairly specific tasks and didn’t hit any snags. I asked it to text the address of a local restaurant to my husband and it verified which location I wanted then sent the message. I asked when the Albuquerque Isotopes were playing the Sacramento River Cats and it gave me the upcoming dates. I tapped the mic and said, “add that to my calendar,” which it did.
It only let me down twice. When I asked whether it was going to rain, it just read me the general weather forecast instead of answering the question. All the other assistants in my life (Alexa and Siri) can answer those questions — though technically that’s a Gemini problem, not the watch’s fault.
The other disappointment is a matter of proper integration. I was out on a walk and I asked for directions to a nearby grocery store. Gemini told me the address and the distance, but pointed me to look at my phone for the actual directions. When I asked Siri the same thing on the same walk, directions simply showed up on my Apple Watch. (Yes, I’ve been wearing two watches and carrying around two activated phones like a double agent, just much less cool.)
Tiles on the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic (Amy Skorheim for Engadget)
In addition to Gemini, Wear OS 6 introduces updated and larger tiles which organize and display information on your watch. By default, the tiles are separated into categories: Health, Fitness and Basic (weather, media playback, calendar) with each box displaying a bit of pertinent info — activity metrics, current temp, your next event and so on. If the limited info isn’t enough, tapping a tile opens the respective app. You can categorize, rearrange, swap out and add as many pages of these cards as you want in the Wear app on your phone. I didn’t have time to get the defaults tweaked exactly how I wanted, but it already feels like a much smarter way of interacting with a watch. Now you can glean key information from the apps that are important to you just by browsing your tiles.
The running coach believes in you
The Galaxy Watch 8 now comes with built-in, AI-fueled running guidance. This sounds a bit like the upcoming Workout Buddy that Apple announced for watchOS 26, so it will be interesting to compare the two. Google Pixel watches and Fitbits currently have the option of an AI-powered running coach, but it’s limited to Premium subscribers. Garmin offers an adaptive training program called Run Coach as well, so this isn’t an entirely novel idea.
Samsung’s running coach begins with an assessment: Run as fast as you can maintain for twelve minutes. You’ll then be awarded a performance level ranging from one to ten. Each level comes with a tailored, four-week plan with four workouts per week intended to get you ready to complete a 5K, 10K, half or full marathon. My 12-minute, 22-second per-mile pace put me at a level three. My plan was geared towards getting me to run a 5K at the end of four weeks.
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The first workout was low-intensity interval running with four segments of running hard, interspersed with cool-down walks. As I ran, the AI coach told me when and what to expect on the next segment and what my goals were for each. It spouted occasional words of encouragement and let me know when my pace started to lag. The guidance wasn’t intrusive and I appreciated the preview of and expectations for the next segment. I tried it relying just on the watch’s speakers, and I could hear OK as long as the streets were quiet, but I definitely recommend using earbuds.
I found myself running faster than I would have without a “coach” and now I’m honestly wondering whether I, a person my athlete sister describes as “not an athlete,” could actually complete a 5K. Maybe there’s some value in this concept after all. In any case, I find myself looking forward to taking it further. My next workout is a straight up, 30-minute jog. I’ve never continuously run for a half an hour in my life, so we’ll see how that goes.
Vascular load, bedtime reminders and battery life
The quick turnaround on this article means I didn’t get to properly test some of the new features. Vascular load takes readings while you sleep to evaluate the health of your circulatory system, then tells you when your load is higher or lower than normal and offers recommendations. It requires three nights of data to set a baseline, but after the third night of wearing the watch to bed, it said I still needed one more.
Three nights of sleep should also trigger a Bedtime Guidance feature, but I didn’t see an notification letting me know the guidance had begun. After asking Samsung why, I was told I needed to turn it on in the Health app (Health > Sleep > tap three dots icon > Bedtime guidance). So I’ll report back on the experience after using it for a few days.
One of the prior model’s shortcomings was battery life. The always-on display (AOD) tanked the charge, so I kept it off. The Galaxy Watch 8 has a bigger 325mAh battery, compared to the 300mAh one on the Watch 7. Twenty-five milliamp hours isn’t a huge jump, but bigger is always better. Because I was testing every possible feature (sleeping, running, workouts, antioxidants, Gemini and more), I was constantly dropping the watch on the charger for partial refills in between tests. That meant I didn’t have the opportunity to methodically test the battery’s runtime just yet.
I did note what I could. The first day of testing, the battery was at 100 percent at 4PM. The next day at 4PM it still had 17 percent remaining. That 24-hour period included driving directions, three workouts, lots of Gemini requests, watch face changes and a full night of sleep. I’d toggled the AOD on and off throughout that time, but the results were still better than what I tracked on the Watch 7.
The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is super swank
I didn’t have a ton of time to spend with the Classic version of the Watch 8, but it’s obviously aimed at the luxury watch-hound crowd. The knurled spinning bezel, inset diving bezel replica and the default chronograph watch face gives off serious Rolex Daytona/Omega Speedmaster wannabe vibes. It ships with a stitched leather-look band and the steel case has the heft and stature of an automatic mechanical timepiece. The always-on display and chunky buttons only add to the effect.
Amy Skorheim for Engadget
For me, the main advantage it has over the standard Galaxy Watch 8 is the protection the spinning bezel offers the raised display. The glass is shielded at the edges and it’s even inset slightly which will ward off scratches. It’s a bit chonky for my taste, but it’s surprisingly comfortable for its size and is extremely attractive. I could see this appealing to style enthusiasts who want a smartwatch but don’t want to look like they’re wearing a wrist gadget.
Pricing and the competition
Samsung added $50 to the price tag on the 40mm Galaxy Watch 8, bringing it to $350. The larger 44mm model is now $380 (versus $330 last year) and the Classic variant is $500 for the single 46mm size. For reference, there was no Galaxy Watch 7 Classic and the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic sold for $400 for the 43mm size and $430 for the 47mm.
At $350, the base model Galaxy Watch 8 costs the same as Google’s Pixel Watch 3 (though the Pixel Watch 4 is almost certainly on the way and could be more expensive.) The Apple Watch Series 10 starts at $399, but it went as low as $279 during Prime Day. And, of course, a new Apple wearable is likely coming this September with a potential price bump as well. So Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 could end up being the most affordable of the major smartwatch releases once the dust settles from 2025’s launches. And if you’re a Samsung smartphone user, it’s easily your best bet.
Amy Skorheim for Engadget
Everything else and an eventual score
The core functions of the Galaxy Watch 8 haven’t changed all that much. We went in-depth on the fitness and health features for our review of the Galaxy Watch 6 and covered the notable perks of Samsung’s wearable in our Galaxy Watch 7 review and our Galaxy Watch 5 review. So I’ll just point out that the workout tracking is still accurate — and it’s faster to suss out when I’m on a walk than my Apple Watch. The companion Health app, where you view all the data your watch gathers, is helpful and a delight to use with its common-sense suggestions and friendly animations. And the daily Energy Score is a useful indicator of how I’m doing with my sleep and movement goals.
The Watch 8 covers the basics well, acting as an industrious accessory for a Galaxy phone. Although, as with the Watch 7, I wish the notifications were more intrusive as they’re easy to miss. The double tap feature is great — a pinch gesture that dismisses or triggers actions without you having to touch the screen. I use it often and the watch almost always registers the motion. And finally, I love how customizable the watch faces are. When you combine all that with a substantially refreshed look, some capable Gemini integration, a few new health features and a more navigable interface, Samsung’s latest wearable becomes a very capable wrist companion. I still need to live with it a while longer (with a new screen protector firmly in place) to assign a review score, but so far, I’m impressed.
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Dubai, July 18, 2025 – The UAE Dirham (AED) is trading at 77.57 Pakistani Rupee (PKR) today at 8:46 PM PST, reflecting a slight decrease of 0.02 PKR from yesterday’s rate of 77.59 PKR, as reported by trusted financial sources tracking interbank and open market rates.
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This minor dip follows a robust performance in June, when the AED gained 0.81 PKR, rising from 76.44 PKR at the month’s start to 77.25 PKR by its close, with a peak of 77.6111 PKR on July 1, 2025. The Dirham’s enduring resilience underscores the United Arab Emirates’ expertly crafted economic policies and its authoritative position as a global financial powerhouse.
Currency Profiles: AED and PKR
The UAE Dirham (AED), established as the official currency of the United Arab Emirates in 1973, is pegged to the US Dollar at a fixed rate of 3.6725 AED to 1 USD, as maintained by the Central Bank of the UAE. This fixed peg ensures the AED’s dependability, making it a trusted medium for international trade and investment across the UAE’s seven emirates. The Pakistani Rupee (PKR), Pakistan’s official currency since 1948, operates as a floating currency under the State Bank of Pakistan’s supervision, vulnerable to fluctuations driven by domestic economic conditions, global market dynamics, and geopolitical developments.
Economic Impact on Pakistan
Today’s slight decline in the AED-PKR exchange rate offers marginal relief for Pakistani businesses importing from the UAE, slightly reducing costs compared to yesterday. However, the Dirham’s overall strength, driven by June’s significant gains, continues to shape Pakistan’s economic landscape. For the millions of Pakistani expatriates in the UAE, the robust AED enhances remittance values, which reached $717.2 million in June 2025, according to State Bank of Pakistan data, reinforcing the UAE’s position as Pakistan’s second-largest remittance source after Saudi Arabia. These inflows are vital, boosting household finances and fueling economic activity in local markets across Pakistan. Conversely, the elevated exchange rate increases the cost of importing goods from the UAE, from luxury products to essential commodities, posing challenges for Pakistani businesses and consumers. The AED’s tie to the US Dollar may further strain Pakistan’s trade balance and elevate debt servicing costs for loans in USD or AED. Economic analysts recommend that Pakistan prioritize export enhancement and monetary policies to stabilize the PKR, mitigating these economic pressures.
UAE’s Economic Mastery Sustains Dirham’s Value
The UAE’s economic vigor is propelled by its strategic shift from oil reliance to a diversified economy, with substantial investments in technology, sustainable energy, and vibrant trade and tourism sectors in hubs like Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Supported by authoritative fiscal governance and state-of-the-art infrastructure, the UAE ranks among the world’s top economies, attracting significant foreign capital, as evidenced by World Bank reports. The Central Bank of the UAE’s diligent oversight ensures the Dirham’s reliability, reinforcing its credibility as a trusted currency for global transactions. This expertise sustains the AED’s value, even amidst minor fluctuations, as seen in today’s rate.
Many Google services seem to be suffering outages.
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Did you having trouble accessing Google services on Friday? You’re not the only one. The tech giant was experiencing difficulties, with services including Gmail, Google Drive, Google Meet and Google Workspace all affected.
It seems that the troubles began around 8.a.m PT on Friday morning, just as many people in the US were beginning their work day. At this time, Downdetector saw sharp spikes in reports across all Google services. (Disclosure: Downdetector is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.)
Google acknowledged the incident on the Workspace Status Dashboard page, but declared it closed with 46 minutes.
In a bold initiative to integrate AI across various platforms, Google has launched AI-generated summaries in its Discover product, a personalized news feed widely accessible on Android and iOS devices. These AI summaries offer users brief text-based overviews of articles sourced from multiple publications. This marks another move by Google to incorporate AI into its core products, such as AI Overview in Google Search, already significant in AI’s global expansion.
Google’s strategic decision aims to provide users with a more efficient way of engaging with content by offering concise snippets of articles within the Discover feed. These summaries are derived from several sources, with visual cues like overlapping logos indicating multiple contributors. This information is provided alongside traditional presentations, where users can view full articles directly via link. However, only a snippet of initial content is visible, driving users to engage further by clicking “See More.”
Despite Google’s emphasis on providing detailed and context-rich content without requiring direct article access, there are concerns among publishers. Critics argue the initiative could reduce direct traffic to content providers’ sites. According to sources highlighted in TechCrunch, publishers like “The Wall Street Journal” and “The Washington Post” have shown apprehension over potential declines in site visits, highlighting that such AI integrations may negatively affect ad-generated revenue.
Cybersecurity Risks and Attack Vectors
AI-generated summaries present novel cybersecurity challenges that security professionals must address. The aggregation of content from multiple sources through AI systems creates new opportunities for threat actors to inject misleading information or conduct influence operations at scale. Security teams must now consider how AI summarization could be weaponized for disinformation campaigns, where false information embedded within legitimate content could be amplified and legitimized through AI processing.
The centralization of content interpretation through Google’s AI systems also raises concerns about single points of failure and the potential for widespread misinformation if the AI models are compromised or manipulated. Organizations must evaluate how their employees’ reliance on AI-generated summaries might impact their security posture, particularly in industries where accurate information interpretation is critical for operational security.
Information Governance and Data Lineage Challenges
The proliferation of AI-generated content summaries creates significant challenges for information governance professionals who must now address new forms of derived content that may not follow traditional archival and retention policies. When AI systems create summaries from multiple sources, critical questions arise about data lineage, authenticity, and the preservation of original context—all essential for organizations managing regulatory compliance and litigation readiness.
Organizations must now consider how employee use of AI-generated summaries fits within their information governance frameworks, including policies around the use of third-party AI tools, data classification of summarized content, and retention schedules for AI-derived information that may have evidentiary value. Google’s integration of a new bookmarking feature alongside AI summaries, as covered by 9to5Google, further complicates these considerations by raising questions about data ownership, user privacy, and the long-term preservation of bookmarked AI-generated content.
eDiscovery Complexity and Evidence Preservation
The inception of AI summaries within the Discover feed traces back to June, as reported by analytics platform DiscoverSnoop. Initially exclusive to video content, these summaries have now broadened to text, aligning them with the AI Overviews, which facilitated seamless AI engagement in Google Search. Google’s AI Mode, once with limited functionality, is now widely available, including AI Overviews activity concentrated in over 100 countries by the last year.
This widespread adoption introduces complexity for eDiscovery professionals in identifying and preserving relevant information during legal proceedings. The challenge lies in determining whether AI-generated summaries constitute original evidence or merely derivative works, and how to trace back to source materials when summaries aggregate content from multiple publications. This creates potential gaps in the discovery process where relevant information might be overlooked if legal teams focus solely on original articles while missing crucial summarized insights that influenced decision-making.
The shift toward AI-mediated content consumption requires legal technology professionals to reassess their discovery methodologies. Traditional keyword searches and document review processes may miss critical context that exists in AI-generated summaries, necessitating new approaches to information identification and preservation that account for AI-derived content.
Accuracy, Reliability, and Compliance Concerns
The presence of AI-generated summaries raises acute questions about accuracy and dependability that are particularly concerning for legal and governance professionals. The summaries arrive with a disclaimer, reminding users of AI’s potential fallibility. Google’s constant reminders about errors highlight the necessity of critically evaluating AI-generated content’s reliability—a challenge that becomes exponentially more complex when these summaries are used as the basis for business decisions or legal arguments.
Organizations operating under strict compliance requirements face documentation and audit trail challenges. Legal teams must establish protocols for verifying AI-generated content and maintaining clear records of how summarized information influenced key decisions, particularly in regulated industries where decision-making processes must be fully documented and defensible.
Competitive Landscape and Risk Assessment
This progressive AI venture is part of a broader trend towards minimal content interaction, evidenced by data from Similarweb indicating a notable decline in click-through rates for news searches. In parallel with Google’s advancements, competitors like Perplexity have also introduced AI-driven features similar in nature. Perplexity’s approach leverages extensive sourcing, citing numerous links often surpassing Google’s summaries, albeit with challenges in highlighting key sources.
This competitive dynamic creates additional complexity for organizations that must now assess and manage risks across multiple AI summarization platforms, each with different approaches to source attribution and content verification. Cybersecurity professionals must evaluate the varying security postures and data handling practices of different AI service providers as the attack surface expands.
Strategic Implications for Legal and Governance Professionals
As AI continues to evolve and reshape how information is consumed, debates over its impact extend far beyond media economics to fundamental questions about information integrity, legal discovery, and organizational governance in an AI-mediated information landscape. Google’s entry into AI summarization represents part of its expansive endeavors in leveraging AI across digital interfaces, aiming to redefine user interaction with digital content.
Organizations should proactively address these challenges by developing comprehensive AI governance frameworks that address the use of AI-generated content in business processes, establishing clear protocols for verifying and documenting AI-derived information, and training legal and compliance teams on the implications of AI-mediated content consumption. The intersection of AI advancement and traditional legal and governance practices requires immediate attention to ensure organizations can harness the benefits of AI while maintaining compliance and risk management standards.
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The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images, demonstrating its capabilities just two months after beginning trial operations. Built in Chile over nearly three decades at a cost of more than one billion dollars, the American observatory’s debut images showcase its exceptional imaging power.
The telescope features an exceptionally wide field of view — 3.5 degrees by 3.5 degrees — with each image covering a section of the sky approximately 45 times larger than the full Moon. It is designed to capture around 1,000 images per night, enabling a complete survey of the southern sky every three to four nights. This means each region of the sky will be imaged about 800 times over the course of the telescope’s planned 10 years of operation.
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Giant images with unprecedented detail. The Trifid Nebula and Lagoon Nebula, located several thousand light-years away, captured in a composite made from 678 exposures by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
(Photo: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)
Unlike narrow-field telescopes, which are designed to zoom in on individual objects and examine them in detail, wide-field telescopes scan large areas of the sky. This broad view allows scientists to monitor changes and transient phenomena, discover previously unknown celestial objects, and, when needed, guide other telescopes to study them more closely.
The Rubin telescope is equipped with an 8.4-meter primary mirror — modest in comparison to upcoming next-generation ground-based telescopes like the Giant Magellan Telescope, which will feature a 25-meter mirror and is expected to begin operations in 2030. While not larger than many current operational telescopes, Vera Rubin’s great advantage lies in its extremely sophisticated camera, roughly the size of a small car and weighing about three tons. Each image it captures is 3,200 megapixels, making it the largest digital camera in the world.
The camera aboard the Rubin telescope uses six color filters, each isolating a narrow wavelength range — effectively capturing one color at a time. A sophisticated mechanical system allows the filters to be swapped within minutes, enabling near-simultaneous imaging of the same region of sky in several colors. Final images are composites of many individual exposures and contain enormous amounts of data.
Due to the size of its mirror, the telescope is not designed to focus on specific details such as a specific galaxy or solar system, unlike large ground-based telescopes or space telescopes like James Webb and Hubble. Instead, its strength lies in its wide-field, high-detail images, which are expected to allow for the identification of countless celestial objects and, as noted, enable the continuous monitoring of dynamic processes over time. In total, the telescope is expected to collect about 20 terabytes of data each night (that’s 20,000 gigabytes), and over the course of its operations, to accumulate approximately 500 petabytes (half a billion gigabytes) of information — comprising astronomical images and a detailed catalog of billions of stars, galaxies, and other celestial bodies.
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Billions of galaxies in one snap
(Photo: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava))
The telescope is expected to collect about 20 terabytes of data each night (20,000 gigabytes) and, over its 10-year operational lifetime, to accumulate roughly 500 petabytes (half a billion gigabytes) of astronomical images and detailed catalogs of billions of stars, galaxies, and other celestial bodies.
Researchers estimate that the Rubin telescope will identify more stars and planetary systems than any previous instrument, while also boosting planetary defense efforts through the detection of numerous asteroids — including some that may pose future threats to Earth. Even during its trial phase, the telescope identified more than 2,000 previously unknown asteroids in just ten hours of imaging. For comparison, the current global discovery rate is about 20,000 new asteroids per year.
“NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory will capture more information about our universe than all optical telescopes throughout history combined,” said Brian Stone, acting director of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). “Through this remarkable scientific facility, we will explore many cosmic mysteries, including the dark matter and dark energy that permeate the universe.”
Even during its trial phase, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory identified more than 2,000 previously unknown asteroids. A video demonstration of the telescope’s detection capabilities.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is located at the summit Cerro Pachón in central Chile, at an elevation of nearly 2,700 meters (8,860 feet) above sea level. In recent decades, Chile has become the world’s hub for optical astronomy — thanks to a combination of geographic and human factors: high mountain peaks that allow observation above a portion of the atmosphere, dry air with minimal cloud cover, and remote locations free from light pollution.
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The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile
(Photo: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava))
Named after American astronomer Vera Rubin (1928–2016) — who made groundbreaking discoveries about the rotational speeds of galaxies and whose work laid the foundation for the dark matter theory — the idea of an invisible mass that explains galaxies’ unexpectedly rapid motion — the telescope is expected to significantly advance our understanding of the universe. Researchers also hope it will help unravel the mystery of dark energy, the force thought to drive the universe’s accelerated expansion, and shed light on other fundamental cosmic puzzles.
The telescope is jointly operated by scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (part of the U.S. Department of Energy) and NOIRLab, the U.S. National Science Foundation’s center for ground-based optical astronomy. It operates in collaboration with a broad network of international partners — including Israel, which will contribute through its ULTRASAT space telescope project, currently under development at the Weizmann Institute of Science and scheduled for launch in about two years. Like the Rubin telescope, ULTRASAT will feature a wide field of view and repeatedly scan the sky — but in ultraviolet rather than visible light, making the two telescopes complementary in many aspects. Under the collaboration agreement, American researchers will gain access to ULTRASAT’s data, while Israeli scientists will be able to use data from the Rubin telescope.
The immense amount of data expected to be produced by the observatory will add to a growing number of major sky-mapping initiatives in recent years, including the Milky Way maps produced by the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope, which recently completed its mission, and another sky survey by NOIRLab. Also joining this expanding list of sky surveys is LAST, an array of telescopes developed by the Weizmann Institute of Science, which recently began operating in southern Israel. Although LAST covers smaller areas of the sky than the Vera Rubin Telescope, it revisits each section multiple times per night to track rapidly changing phenomena — generating even more data than the new Rubin telescope is expected to produce. Each project has its own strengths and scientific goals, but together — and thanks to advances in computing and big data technologies now transforming astronomy — we are now collecting an unprecedented wealth of information about our universe.
The Rubin Telescope also supports an educational program that gives students and teachers access to its data and images for learning and research. “The Vera Rubin Telescope is an investment in our future,” said Michael Kratsios, then-Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. “It will lay down a cornerstone of knowledge today on which our children will proudly build tomorrow.”
PORTO SANT’ELIPIDO, Italy (AP) — Beachgoers knew something was wrong when they heard a loud boom ring out as a paraglider spun out of control, killing its only occupant, extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, when it crashed next to a swimming pool near the Adriatic Sea.
A 30-year-old mother watched the deadly descent unfold Thursday afternoon from nearby with her two young children, who were entranced by the constant traffic of paragliders above the beach town of Porto Sant’Elipido in central Italy’s Marche region.
“Everything was normal, then it started to spin like a top,’’ Mirella Ivanov said Friday. “It went down and we heard a roar. In fact, I turned around because I thought it crashed on the rocks. Then I saw two lifeguards running, people who were running toward” the crash site.
When she saw people trying to revive the occupant, she scurried her two children away.
The city’s mayor confirmed the death of 56-year-old Baumgartner, who was renowned as the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound. The cause of the paragliding accident was under investigation. Police did not return calls asking for comment.
“It is a destiny that is very hard to comprehend for a man who has broke all kinds of records, who has been an icon of flight, and who traveled through space,” Mayor Massimiliano Ciarpella told The Associated Press.
Ciarpella said that Baumgartner had been in the area on vacation, and that investigators believed he may have fallen ill during the fatal flight.
Baumgartner’s social media feed features videos of him in recent days flying on a motorized paraglider —known as paramotoring — above seaside towns, and taking off from a nearby airfield surrounded by cornfields.
The Clube de Sole Le Mimose beachside resort where the crash occurred said in a statement that an employee who was “slightly injured” in the accident was in good condition. No guests were injured, and the pool has been reopened.
In 2012, Baumgartner, known as “Fearless Felix,” became the first human to break the sound barrier with only his body. He wore a pressurized suit and jumped from a capsule hoisted more than 24 miles (39 kilometers) above Earth by a giant helium balloon over New Mexico.
The Austrian, who was part of the Red Bull Stratos team, topped out at 843.6 mph — the equivalent of 1.25 times the speed of sound — during a nine-minute descent. At one point, he went into a potentially dangerous flat spin while still supersonic, spinning for 13 seconds, his crew later said.
Baumgartner’s altitude record stood for two years until Google executive Alan Eustace set new marks for the highest free-fall jump and greatest free-fall distance.
In 2012, millions watched YouTube’s livestream as Baumgartner coolly flashed a thumbs-up when he came out of the capsule high above Earth and then activated his parachute as he neared the ground, lifting his arms in victory after he landed.
Baumgartner, a former Austrian military parachutist, made thousands of jumps from planes, bridges, skyscrapers and famed landmarks, including the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil.
In 2003, he flew across the English Channel in a carbon fiber wing after being dropped from a plane.
In recent years, he performed with The Flying Bulls, an aviation team owned and operated by Red Bull, as a helicopter stunt pilot in shows across Europe.
Red Bull paid Baumgartner tribute in a post Friday, calling him “precise, demanding and critical. With others, but above all toward yourself.”
The statement underlined the research and courage with which Baumgartner confronted “the greatest challenges.”
“No detail was too small, no risk too great, because you were capable of calculating it,’’ Red Bull said.
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We’re delighted to announce that England international Noni Madueke has joined us on a long-term contract.
The 23-year-old, north London-born forward joins us from Chelsea, where he made 92 appearances in all competitions.
Beginning his youth career at Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur, Noni then moved to the Netherlands, joining PSV Eindhoven in 2018. There, the powerful winger soon broke into the first team as a 17-year-old, impressing with his direct attacking style.
Noni’s rapid progress continued, with the dynamic wide forward making 80 first-team appearances for PSV before moving to Chelsea in January 2023. Representing England through the youth levels, Noni made his full debut last September against Finland, marking his first cap with an assist. To date, he has played seven times for the Three Lions.
Sporting Director Andrea Berta said: “We’re very pleased to have concluded an excellent deal for a hugely talented young player in Noni Madueke.
“Noni’s performance numbers and availability over recent seasons have been exceptional, reflecting his quality and professionalism. Noni is a dynamic, versatile wide forward player with strong technical ability who will significantly strengthen our squad.
“Noni already has valuable experience at the top level and we know he will make a big impact at Arsenal. Together with everyone at the club, we warmly welcome Noni to Arsenal.”
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Manager Mikel Arteta added: “We’re all so happy to welcome Noni Madueke to the team.
“Noni is an exciting and powerful young player, with his performances and numbers in recent seasons being of consistently high quality. He is one of the most talented wide forward players in the Premier League.
“At just 23, Noni already brings experience of club and international football, and he knows the Premier League very well. Having seen the quality of Noni’s performances up close in recent seasons, we’re really excited he is joining us.
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“Noni joins our group with familiar England teammates and other players he knows. He will be made to feel at home straight away. His arrival will really improve our squad – we’re all thrilled to have him here. From all of us, welcome Noni and welcome to your family.”
Noni will wear the number 20 shirt, and due to his playing commitments in the Club World Cup this summer, will join up with the squad in early August after our Asia tour.
Welcome to Arsenal, Noni!
The transfer is subject to the completion of regulatory processes.
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