This spectacular star-forming region is one of the first images from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its extraordinary ability to map the universe in ...

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

With a spectacular array of galaxies and nebulas, the ambitious telescope begins its 10-year survey of the cosmos.

Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded ...

Astronomers face a data deluge from observatories like Vera Rubin — simulated skies may be key to training algorithms to keep ...

Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, the Vera C. Rubin ...

Stargazers can see the universe like never before when the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils its first images from the ...

After decades of planning and construction, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to begin a 10-year survey of the southern ...

A powerful new telescope will usher in a new era of cosmic discovery, but in a political climate vastly different from when ...

While about 20,000 previously unknown asteroids are discovered every year by telescopes around the world and spacecraft in orbit, the first images by the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory revealed 2,000 ...

Armed with the world's largest digital camera, this observatory's first light is bound to be one for the textbooks.