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How Vera Rubin Telescope is rewriting future of astronomy
The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its extraordinary ability to map the universe in ...
‘New era in astronomy.’ Penn State helps develop world’s most powerful survey telescope
The first images from the telescope were released earlier this week, and it uses a 3,200-megapixel camera the size of a car.
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World’s Largest Astronomy Camera Releases Its First Images
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images, unveiling galaxies, nebulae and over 2,000 new asteroids.
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Canadian Astronomy Data Centre research facility
The Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC) was established in 1986 by the NRC with support from the Canadian Space Agency as 1 of 3 world-wide distribution centres for Hubble Space Telescope data. This ...
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Aboriginal astronomy: The science of mapping the sky and the seasons
"Astronomy for our ancestors was very integral to their lives. We needed it for finding food, for learning law [and] knowing how to direct yourselves at night time,” Ms Banks told The Point.