Astronomers are on the verge of a groundbreaking leap in our understanding of the solar system, thanks to the highly ...

How the pioneering scientist, and namesake of an enormous new telescope, forced astronomers to rethink the universe.

On 23 June, a new chapter in astronomy begins as the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile unveils its first images of the universe. Register now to join the watch party at Sonnenborgh in Utrecht ...

This might sound like an obvious thing for a professional stargazer to say. But astrophysicist Federica Bianco was reacting ...

Astronomers have discovered a new class of bright, long-lasting cosmic explosions that offer a new probe into studying the ...

Astronomers anticipate an unprecedented view of the solar system as the Rubin Observatory begins to scan millions of hidden ...

A computer simulation predicts that the Rubin Observatory will discover millions of previously undetected objects in the ...

Astronomer Vera Rubin, now honored on a U.S. quarter, transformed our understanding of the universe by uncovering powerful ...

With 3.2 billion pixels and a decade-long search, the Rubin Observatory will reveal what’s been hiding in plain sight.

Light streaks caused by passing satellites mar images taken by the world's most expensive telescopes. The problem is set to ...

A team of scientists accidentally visualized a hidden spiral in the Oort Cloud, and it might change everything we know about ...