Staff at the European Southern Observatory have a system to clean the La Silla Observatory's delicate mirrors without ...

Professional astronomers don't make discoveries by looking through an eyepiece like you might with a backyard telescope.

At the summit of Cerro Pachón, one of Earth’s most powerful telescopes is now capturing some of the oldest light in the ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope, one of the largest telescopes ever built, is entering the final design phase and is expected to ...

A powerful new telescope in Chile has released its first images, showing off its unprecedented ability to peer into the dark ...

The Vera C Rubin observatory, home to the world's most powerful digital camera, promises to transform our understanding of ...

Astronomers face a data deluge from observatories like Vera Rubin — simulated skies may be key to training algorithms to keep ...

The first batch of test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is scheduled to be released Monday at 11:30 a.m., followed ...

The game-changing Vera C. Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes ...

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

The Vera Rubin Observatory unveiled its first images on Monday, showcasing its record-breaking 3,200-megapixel camera. This revolutionary telescope will map the night sky, research dark matter and ...