Centuries before other galaxies were known to exist, astronomers called them “spiral nebulas.” Today the defunct term still ...

Like cool pictures of the cosmos? You came to the right place. It's called the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, and even though it’s located in Chile, it's funded and operated by the U.S. government. In a ...

We now have a view of space that we've never had before. This week, the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured stunning images that revealed how vast space actually is. “The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin ...

With a spectacular array of galaxies and nebulas, the ambitious telescope begins its 10-year survey of the cosmos. The first spectacular images taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been ...

The discovery indicates how galaxies could have grown quickly when the universe was very young, solving a long-standing ...

The anticipation is over. After over 20 years of hard work, the first images from NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory (Rubin) are finally here. With a 10-hour period of observation, the telescope ...

The winners of the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Award have been revealed, showcasing a spectacular selection of night sky images that reveal the majesty of ancient galaxies, nebulas, ...

Don't let light pollution put you off stargazing or astrophotography, I managed to see galaxies, nebulas and star clusters all in Bortle 7 and 8 class night skies. Stargazing is a wonderful pursuit ...

Office worker Peter Shah took this picture by sticking an eight-inch telescope through the roof of his garden shed. He tells the Mirror, “It just goes to show that a window to the universe is there ...

A relatively new observatory, Vera C. Rubin Observatory, just captured "millions" of galaxies on film Scientists expect the observatory to capture images of 20 billion galaxies in the next decade We ...