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

The concept of the Big Bang marks the beginning of our observable universe, which began expanding approximately 13.8 billion ...

However, although photons of light existed since the first second after the Big Bang, they could not yet shine across the ...

In just over 10 hours of test observations, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured millions of celestial objects, opening the ...

In its debut, the telescope turned its eye toward two familiar showstoppers in deep space: the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas in ...

The long-awaited Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a cutting-edge new telescope perched atop a mountain in Chile, released its first images of the universe on June 23—and its views are just as jaw ...

Earth and our entire Milky Way galaxy may sit inside a mysterious giant hole which makes the cosmos expand faster here than ...

The first test images from a groundbreaking observatory named for trailblazing astronomer Vera Rubin have captured the light ...

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its extraordinary ability to ...

Physicists from Cornell University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and other institutions reckon they know when the universe will bow out in a 'big' way.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images as it begins its 10-year mission conducting the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). The LSST will revolutionize astronomy with one of ...

The awe-inspiring distances of the cosmos are hard to visualise, so how can we be certain we are measuring them correctly? Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explains ...