The U.S.-funded observatory, perched in an area of the Chilean Andes known for exceptionally dark skies, is equipped with the ...

Perched atop Cerro Pachón in Chile, the newly-commissioned Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released some highly exciting first ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which houses a telescope with the largest digital camera ever built, has revealed its first ...

NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory will capture more information about our universe than all optical telescopes throughout history ...

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

Like the first brush strokes on a massive canvas, the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile are a glimpse at the larger picture of our universe to come.

The largest digital camera ever built, it will photograph the entire southern sky in three nights. In just one night, it found 1,200 unknown asteroids.

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

The first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory showed off a breathtaking preview of its capabilities — capturing millions of stars and galaxies light-years from Earth, along with thousands ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils its first breathtaking images, beginning a 10-year cosmic survey to map billions of ...