A Chilean observatory has unveiled the largest telescope in the world, equipped with a simply massive camera and capable to ...

The rate of human-produced light is increasing in the night sky by as much as 10% per year, making it difficult for ...

On one side are astronomers who use ground-based observatories to gather starlight from the depths of the universe. On the ...

Detailed photos from the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed that the recently discovered interstellar ...

Faint Bridge of Stars Reveals Rare Galactic Merger Astronomers have created one of the most detailed views ever captured of a ...

Astronomers have discovered a ghostly, million-light-year-long bridge of stars connecting two massive galaxies within the ...

The Vera Rubin telescope is poised to kick off an explosive era of discovery. "It's like old-fashioned astronomy: Find the ...

The Vara C. Rubin Observatory is perched on Chile's Cerro Pachon in the foothills of the Andes Mountains and stands as a doorway to exploring the women of Chilean astronomy.

The observatory’s mirror design, sensitive camera and telescope speed are all the first of its kind, enabling Rubin to spot tiny, faint objects such as asteroids. The observatory will also ...