Travel back 390 million years after the big bang to the ancient Maisie's Galaxy in this stunning 3D visualization that ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope team explains how the observatory will help solve the mysteries of the cosmos including the search for life.

With the release of its first images this month, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun a 10-year mission to help unravel ...

The astronomers who operate powerful Vera C. Rubin observatory released debut images June 23, 2025, showcasing just exactly what the instrument can do ...

The camera, now bolted to the end of a giant telescope at the Rubin Observatory, is expected to shoot photos of 20 billion ...

In its debut, the telescope turned its eye toward two familiar showstoppers in deep space: the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas in ...

The observatory is named after pioneering American astronomer Vera C. Rubin, whose research provided the first conclusive ...

The first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory showed off a breathtaking preview of its capabilities — capturing millions of stars and galaxies light-years from Earth, along with thousands ...

The first "stunning" images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory were released this morning, capturing roughly 10 million ...

The largest digital camera ever built, it will photograph the entire southern sky in three nights. In just one night, it found 1,200 unknown asteroids.

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. A total view of the Virgo ...