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Here’s what to look for in the July night sky. The globular cluster Messier 22 (M22) reaches its highest point in the sky ...
The new moon occurs on June 25. A day later, Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky, and on June 27, the young ...
June 25's new moon darkens the night sky for summer’s best stargazing — including the Summer Triangle and Milky Way.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's first image release includes a 'staggering' view of 10 million galaxies in and around the ...
A new naked-eye star called V462 Lupi has appeared in the constellation Lupus and is visible across parts of North America in ...
Scientists unveiled the first images from what they are calling “the greatest astronomical discovery machine ever built," and ...
The astronomers who operate powerful Vera C. Rubin observatory released debut images June 23, 2025, showcasing just exactly ...
In its debut, the telescope turned its eye toward two familiar showstoppers in deep space: the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas in ...
The first videos released by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveal thousands of drifting asteroids, hundreds of thousands of ...
Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. A total view of the Virgo ...
Sweeping views of nebulae and dancing galaxies prove the telescope’s enormous field of view and ultra-high-res capabilities.