We all gaze in awe at beautiful deep-sky images, marveling at how the best imagers make it look so effortless to produce perfectly framed masterpieces. Such photos always seem to have perfect ...

A monumental moment for astronomy is approaching as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory prepares to unveil its first images on Monday, June 23. The event marks a key milestone for the observatory, which ...

19 magnificent images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist. It's not 'House of the Dragon,' but it is a dancing aurora that resembles the mythical beast's head.

On Monday (June 23), the public and the wider science community will get their first look at images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. This will arguably mark the biggest moment in astronomy ...

This is the world’s largest digital camera for astronomy, with a staggering 3,200 megapixels, and it will be placed in the Rubin Observatory in Chile. Photograph of the camera, with one of the ...

This image combines 678 separate images taken by NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in just over seven hours of observing time. Combining many images in this way clearly reveals otherwise faint or ...