The Vera Rubin Observatory sits atop the mountain Cerro Pachón in northern Chile.

Nearly a month ago, a mysterious object was seen hurtling through the solar system and later confirmed as an interstellar ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory has released a video of the comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the world's largest digital camera.

The university’s critical contribution allows the Vera C. Rubin Observatory to fulfill its mission as a high-tech research tool that is revolutionizing how we explore worlds beyond our own.

Some observatories that used to be dark and remote are now adjacent to bright urban centers. And sending all telescopes into ...

Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are ...

On Monday, June 23, the Rubin Observatory unveiled the first images taken with its wide-field telescope equipped with the ...

Six more humans are flying to space next month on Blue Origin 's NS-34 mission. In an announcement on Thursday, Blue Origin ...

The mysterious cosmic explosion has been traced to a massive stellar explosion. A global team of astrophysicists, led by researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Leicester ...

Scientists have issued a concerning update on a mystery interstellar object travelling through our solar system.