Astronomers are excited about the first test images released today from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show the ...

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

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile, unveiled vibrant images Monday of colorful nebulas, stars ...

Stargazers have a few upcoming opportunities to see our home galaxy spread across the night sky. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 01:49:36 GMT (1744768176004) Story Infinite Scroll ...

The sky in Modesto and Sacramento is expected to be cloudless on Tuesday night, when the best galaxy viewing conditions begin, according to to the National Weather Service’s seven-day forecast.

The Andromeda galaxy is the closest spiral galaxy to our own, the Milky Way galaxy. “Close” may be deceiving, though, because Andromeda is over 2 million light years away!

The Milky Way will become increasingly visible near the end of May because of the moon’s changing phases. Over the next few days, the moon will undergo its waning crescent phase, leaving only a small ...