Named after Dr. Vera C. Rubin, the astronomer who discovered conclusive evidence for the existence of dark matter, this ...

Everything in space—from Earth and the sun to black holes—accounts for just 15% of all matter in the universe. The rest of ...

Inspired by superconductivity, a strange new theory that seeks to explain dark matter might explain dark energy, too ...

The astronomers who operate powerful Vera C. Rubin observatory released debut images June 23, 2025, showcasing just exactly ...

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

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released its first images, captured using the world’s largest digital camera, kicking off a 10-year mission to explore the changing universe in stunning detail.

Just five years ago, hardly anyone would have seriously believed that a game from a little-known indie studio would be awaited with the same impatience as big-budget projects ... Ahead is a galaxy ...

Some ten million light-years away from Earth sits a brilliant spiral galaxy officially called NGC 253 but known by many ...

The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday (June 23) — and included a special ...

The largest digital camera ever built, it will photograph the entire southern sky in three nights. In just one night, it found 1,200 unknown asteroids.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. A total view of the Virgo ...