Steve Bellavia and Justine Haupt of the Custer Observatory worked on the new telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in ...

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Astronomers have detected a giant exoplanet—between three and ten times the size of Jupiter—hiding in the swirling disk of ...

The world's most powerful telescopes, including the James Webb Space Telescope and FAST, are revolutionizing our understanding of the universe. These advanced instruments, located on Earth and in ...

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Tony Tyson’s cameras revealed the universe’s dark contents. Now, with the Rubin Observatory’s 3.2-billion-pixel camera, he’s ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

A unique gas giant has been confirmed through global teamwork, offering insights into planetary formation and future ...

The camera, now bolted to the end of a giant telescope at the Rubin Observatory, is expected to shoot photos of 20 billion galaxies, to be stitched together in broad panoramas giving astronomers ...

The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its extraordinary ability to map the universe in breathtaking detail. It is set to reveal secrets previously beyond our grasp.