The first images released by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory show details of our Solar System with unprecedented clarity.

Named for the pioneering astronomer Vera Rubin, whose work on galaxy rotation helped prove the existence of dark matter, the ...

In just over 10 hours of test observations, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured millions of celestial objects, opening the ...

The new observatory will allow astronomers to step through space and time like never before — these videos give us a taste of how.

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Scientists will be able to turn the roughly 60 million billion bytes of image data from the Vera Rubin Observatory into ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images, providing a staggering glimpse at the observing power it will unleash when it begins its decade-long survey.

A microquasar belonging to our Milky Way galaxy has set records by generating cosmic rays with energy levels never before ...

Created as a tribute to dark matter pioneer Vera Rubin, the image was created with the aid of a vast array of telescopes.

Solar System Planets. Astronomy articles on the eight planets, plus the two dwarf planets, Pluto and Eris. Great pictures of everything in the solar system. Updated daily.

Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...

First images from new observatory bring night sky to life ‘like never before’ - The images reveal millions of twinkling stars ...