I was looking forward to writing a tribute to clear summer skies and great summer stargazing in the Pacific Northwest.

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

Eighty years ago, presidential science advisor Vannevar Bush delivered to President Harry S. Truman a remarkable report entitled “ Science-The Endless Frontier .” In this report, Bush described the ...

Jupiter will be too close to the sun to see Tuesday, but it will move farther out in the dawn sky and on Aug. 12 will have a ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile, unveiled vibrant images Monday of colorful nebulas, stars ...

The first mind-bending images taken by the observatory were released today in the tradition of “first light,” a new ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a ...

Wausau Pilot & Review Central Wisconsin skywatchers can look forward to a dynamic week of celestial events, from the official ...

There will be three full moons during the summer. And the sky this season has a number of bright stars that form easily ...

From a James City County soccer field, Van Ruckman observed a distant asteroid and its moon, a feat that electrified the ...

From a James City County soccer field, Van Ruckman observed a distant asteroid and its moon, a feat that electrified the ...

No telescope has basked in the night sky quite like the enormous new Vera Rubin Observatory. Here's what it could reveal ...