The VRO is a project jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of ...

The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...

Born June 29, 1868, in Chicago, George Ellery Hale revolutionized American astronomy by, among other things, championing the ...

The first pictures released show 10 million galaxies. It's a small start, just 0.05 percent of the overall mission to map out ...

Vera Rubin fundamentally advanced our knowledge of galactic dynamics, laid the groundwork for dark matter research, and ...

Serpens the Serpent is unique among the constellations because it’s separated into two parts with Ophiuchus the Serpent-bearer between them. Serpens Caput (the head of the serpent) lies to the west of ...

The Vaonis Vespera II is the perfect smart telescope to either start your stargazing adventure or take your existing passion to new heights. While there are some great introductory telescopes like the ...

For the first time, scientists have used Earth-based telescopes to look back over 13 billion years to see how the first stars in the universe affect light emitted from the Big Bang. Using telescopes ...

The summer solstice on June 20 signifies the beginning of prime time for birds, butterflies and beautiful nights filled with stars not visible during winter months.

Undergo breathtaking 4K footage of the Moon captured through a powerful telescope from a city setting, revealing fine lunar surface details like dark maria, craters, and mountains. Explore why the ...

Upcoming Telescope Predicted to Discover Millions of Hidden Solar System Objects With 3.2 billion pixels and a decade-long search, the Rubin Observatory will reveal what’s been hiding in plain ...