The astronomers who operate powerful Vera C. Rubin observatory released debut images June 23, 2025, showcasing just exactly ...

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

Vera Cooper grew up gazing at the night sky from the window of a D.C. townhouse in the 1930s, when her teachers told the ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released its first images, captured using the world’s largest digital camera, kicking off a 10-year mission to explore the changing universe in stunning detail.

The powerful device will scan the sky like never before, capturing vast amounts of data to reveal how the universe changes ...

The world's most powerful digital camera, LSST, has released its first images. Stationed in Chile, the camera captures cosmic ...

UW was among the founding members of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, whose discoveries are expected to revolutionize ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images, unveiling galaxies, nebulae and over 2,000 new asteroids.

Vera Rubin Observatory has an ideal position atop Cerro Pachón in Chile and is predicted to be the most effective observatory.

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

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first shots of the universe Monday, showcasing colorful nebulas, stars and ...

Breathtaking stellar nurseries, a sprawling stretch of cosmos teeming with millions of galaxies, and thousands of newly ...