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

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 ...

Did light shine in the universe’s earliest moments, or was it hidden from view? While this question may seem simple at first, ...

In the vast, dark expanse of the universe, there lies a mystery about the first stars—massive, luminous celestial bodies that ...

Nowadays, the dark of night is interspersed with the light of stars. But before the stars were born, did light shine at the ...