Astronomers have been waiting for the Vera C Rubin Observatory to open for 30 years. So what is it, and how will it change astronomy?

Scotland has so much more to offer beyond visitor hotspots such as Edinburgh, Skye or the East Neuk - so here's our favourite, less ...

Venus and the Moon lie 5° apart in the predawn sky, offering a lovely naked-eye spectacle for early risers. The Moon passes ...

The Dark Energy Camera captured glowing nebulae in the Chamaeleon I star-forming region, illuminating the dense clouds with newborn starlight.