The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images, unveiling galaxies, nebulae and over 2,000 new asteroids.

The 6,000-pound camera was built at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park. It has the largest lens built for astronomy so it could see as much of the sky as possible.

Axiom's fourth astronaut mission (Ax-4) to the International Space Station (ISS) has a new launch date. The crew of four will ...

With the release of its first images this month, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun a 10-year mission to help unravel ...

The powerful device will scan the sky like never before, capturing vast amounts of data to reveal how the universe changes ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just dropped its very first images. Expected to revolutionize our understanding of the Universe, the new eye on the sky hasn't disappointed. For 10 hours, the US ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images as it begins its 10-year mission conducting the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). The LSST will revolutionize ast ...

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

Professional astronomers don't make discoveries by looking through an eyepiece like you might with a backyard telescope.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released its first images, captured using the world’s largest digital camera, kicking off a 10-year mission to explore the changing universe in stunning detail.

The National Science Foundation has shared the first images captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, capturing 10 million ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is operational and will soon embark on its primary mission: to take a detailed image ...