Sweeping views of nebulae and dancing galaxies prove the telescope’s enormous field of view and ultra-high-res capabilities.

New images suggest the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is on track to become astronomy’s most ambitious and productive eye on the ...

Scenes from nebulas in the Milky Way and a cluster of galaxies are a teaser of how the observatory will transform astronomy, ...

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

The first test images from a groundbreaking observatory named for trailblazing astronomer Vera Rubin have captured the light from millions of distant stars and galaxies on an unprecedented scale — and ...

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 Vera Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. This image shows another ...

Astronomers are excited about the first test images released from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show the universe in ...

Abell 2255 is a cluster containing between 300 and 500 constituent galaxies, many of which are merging. It's located around ...

Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to light with the formation of the first stars and galaxies is a ...

A superbright Mars is currently visible alongside Regulus, the "Heart of the Lion" star located around 79 light-years from ...

The James Webb Telescope reveals a never-before-seen infrared image: thousands of galaxies and ancient stars expose cosmic ...