Astronomers have revealed the first images from “the most ambitious astronomical survey to date” – a mission that will ...

The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile captured spectacular images at an 'unprecedented scale' during a 10-hour test ...

A massive heat dome fueling the first major heat wave of the summer brought record-breaking temperatures to cities across the Northeast on Monday, and the life-threatening conditions will continue on ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, along with the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, shared that its new powerful telescope has already photographed millions of galaxies and ...

Duke researchers helped build a powerful new telescope now capturing the most detailed images of the universe ever taken. The ...

The celestial stunners depict millions of galaxies, more than two thousand 'new' asteroids, and two revered star-forming regions.

They’ve turned on the sky.That’s the effect of the first images unveiled from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory — a ...

The legacy of astronomer Vera C. Rubin, for whom the observatory was named, was not just the way her work revolutionized ...

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

With the release of its first images this month, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun a 10-year mission to help unravel the mystery of dark matter. The observatory will continue the legacy of its ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's primary mirror is 8.4 meters in diameter, which makes it one of the largest optical ...

The executive directors of Iowa Common Good and Vera French joined other national advocates and providers on a virtual press ...