For the first time, astronomers have captured stunning visual evidence of a star double-detonating itself to death.The twin ...

Chile's ALMA observatory, which houses some of the world's most powerful telescopes, has captured its most detailed images to date of the building blocks of the early universe -- primarily ...

The camera already captured millions of galaxies and stars, as well as thousands of asteroids in initial test observations.

Previously described as playing astronomical "spot the difference," Kilonova Seekers asks the public to compare the latest ...

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The LSST camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its jaw-dropping first images, each capturing 45 times the area ...

The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has unveiled the very first “mega” images of the cosmos obtained thanks to the extraordinary features and wide-field view of its LSST camera—the largest ...

DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory debuted on June 23, 2025. Scientists at Duke and across the world await the groundbreaking data it will come to collect.

The Rubin Observatory sits on the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile, with the digital camera scanning the sky to create an ultra-wide, ultra-high definition timelapse of our universe ...

The camera, now bolted to the end of a giant telescope at the Rubin Observatory, is expected to shoot photos of 20 billion ...

Scientists and engineers at CMU’s McWilliams Center for Cosmology and Astrophysics are building tools to aid astronomers ...

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 ...