The first batch of test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is scheduled to be released Monday at 11:30 a.m., followed ...

As the Vera C. Rubin Observatory surveys the night sky, astrophysicists expect to unlock the secrets of dark matter, dark ...

No telescope has basked in the night sky quite like this before. Here's what it could reveal about the universe.

A powerful new telescope will usher in a new era of cosmic discovery, but in a political climate vastly different from when ...

In the early 1600s, Dutch spectacle maker Jan Lippershey discovered that combining lenses could magnify distant objects.

"The Sculptor Galaxy is in a sweet spot. It is close enough that we can resolve its internal structure, but at the same time ...

Space enthusiasts across the world are all set to see the first pictures by Vera C Rubin Observatory, scheduled to be ...

Universe's 'missing' matter found! "People are going to be amazed at what we're able to see already." ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors. The dazzling panoramic shot released Wednesday of the Sculptor ...

This is why the mountains of Chile – with over 300 clear nights a year – are among the best places in the world to build telescopes. Despite its drawbacks, a ground-based location offers big ...

Staff at the European Southern Observatory have a system to clean the La Silla Observatory's delicate mirrors without ...