Housed inside the Vera C. Rubin Observatory — a new telescope nearing completion on Cerro Pachón, a 2,682-meter (8,800-feet) tall mountain about 300 miles (482 kilometers) north of the Chilean ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's primary mirror is 8.4 meters in diameter, which makes it one of the largest optical telescopes in the world. However, the real secret sauce of the telescope is its ...

One of the things that is usually promised is incredibly high power. Telescope basics Now be aware, that virtually any telescope can provide you with, say, 500-power.

The Vera C Rubin observatory, home to the world's most powerful digital camera, promises to transform our understanding of the universe. If a ninth planet exists in our solar system, scientists say ...

The observatory is equipped with a specially designed telescope and a car-sized digital camera – the largest of its kind in the world. Like cool pictures of the cosmos? You came to the right place.

More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its groundbreaking 10-year astronomy mission.

With a little help from an HD Monocular Telescope, you can see even more of the world, but that's not all this telescope can do. Plus, during this limited-time sale, it's only $24.97 (reg. $54).