Detailed photos from the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed that the recently discovered interstellar ...

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

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.

The first dazzling images have been released from the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy’s Vera C. Rubin Observatory, capturing the night sky “like never before.” At such a critical ...

Many astronomers are growing increasingly concerned that these outdoor lighting from roads, buildings and elsewhere could ...

Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time ...

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

Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar visitor to our solar system. But with the Rubin Observatory now scanning ...

In just its first ten hours of activity, a single new observatory discovered 2,104 asteroids, or 10% of the entire ...

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

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

A comet, now known as 3I/ATLAS, with 3I short for "third interstellar," sparked immediate excitement on July 1 when it was ...