The Vera Rubin Observatory sits atop the mountain Cerro Pachón in northern Chile.

The Vera Rubin Observatory has released a video of the comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the world's largest digital camera.

Nearly a month ago, a mysterious object was seen hurtling through the solar system and later confirmed as an interstellar ...

Detailed photos from the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed that the recently discovered interstellar ...

The university’s critical contribution allows the Vera C. Rubin Observatory to fulfill its mission as a high-tech research tool that is revolutionizing how we explore worlds beyond our own.

As astronomers rush to study a newly discovered comet from beyond our solar system, a powerful new observatory may turn rare ...

Some observatories that used to be dark and remote are now adjacent to bright urban centers. And sending all telescopes into ...

Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time ...

And astronomers have a brand-new, superpowerful eye with which to see the changing cosmos: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in ...

Korean researchers studying topics ranging from cosmology to asteroid tracking are just beginning to immerse themselves in ...

The first dazzling images have been released from the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy’s Vera C. Rubin Observatory, capturing the night sky “like never before.” At such a critical ...

Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are ...