Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...

NASA’s SPHEREx mission is mapping the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, turning raw space data into a public tool for ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first images, identifying 2,104 previously unknown asteroids, including harmless near-Earth objects.

The project is expected to map around 20 billion previously unknown galaxies, find about 90,000 new near-Earth asteroids, and answer questions about dark matter, creating as much as 500 petabytes ...

The Vera C Rubin observatory, home to the world's most powerful digital camera, promises to transform our understanding of ...

In a landmark moment for modern astronomy, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has unveiled its first-ever test images, and they’re ...

When NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with a small asteroid moon in late 2022, the impact made history. It was the first ...

Rubin Observatory begins 10-year sky survey to uncover dark matter, track asteroids, and build a detailed view of our ...

Astronomers are excited about the first test images released today from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show the ...

Vera Rubin fundamentally advanced our knowledge of galactic dynamics, laid the groundwork for dark matter research, and worked throughout her life to ensure women had a place in science ...

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