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

Even a speck of dust could alter the image quality. The high reflectivity and speed of this allow the telescope to capture a ...

After decades of planning and construction, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to begin a 10-year survey of the southern ...

In its first year alone, it will double the amount of data collected so far by every other instrument in the history of ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is poised to discover billions of new astronomical objects, revolutionizing understanding of ...

At the summit of Cerro Pachón, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has started its work.

The Vera Rubin telescope, which is set to open its eyes to the sky later this month, has a 26-foot-wide (8.4 meters) mirror, ...

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

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Another recent progress photo taken on April 14 using one of the live webcams on site captured the bright Milky Way flowing above the telescope's dome, illuminated by stars shining in the night ...

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