To make a truly realistic fake picture of a galaxy, you can model exactly how light particles travel through the atmosphere ...

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. A total view of the Virgo ...

Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded ...

These are the first public images collected by the Chile-based observatory, which will begin a decade-long survey of the southern sky later this year.

The discovery reveals a hidden layer of complexity in the Sun’s magnetic landscape and showcases the Inouye Telescope’s ...

In her sublime 2019 film A Cloud makes itself, she captured the formation and dissolution of a single cloud. “On certain days, with the right level of wind and moisture, you suddenly see a cloud born ...

The Proba-3 spacecraft succeed at creating solar eclipses, kicking off a two-year mission to study the sun’s mysterious outer atmosphere, the corona.

The largest digital camera ever built has released its first shots of the universe. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on ...

Based in Cerro Pachón in the Andes, the Vera C Rubin Observatory contains the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) – the largest camera ever built. Taking almost two decades to build, the 3200 ...

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated ...

The century-old Dongchoon Circus Troupe is the last circus in South Korea. Such entertainments peaked before most South Korean homes had televisions. They had animal acts, magic shows, acrobatic ...