The world’s largest digital camera has a sensor resolution the same as 266 iPhones

The world’s largest digital camera is being built for astronomers at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. Standing taller than a car at , its digital sensor has 3.2 gigapixels, the same as 266 iPhones. The new super camera is part of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) project, and over the course of a decade will provide astronomers with a better understanding of galaxy formation and the mysteries of dark matter. – Learn more ➤ Subscribe ➤ Get more from New Scientist: Official website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: LinkedIn: About New Scientist: New Scientist was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”. Today our website, videos, newsletters, app, podcast and print magazine cover the world’s most important, exciting and entertaining science news as well as asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe, and what it means to be human. New Scientist