The waxing gibbous moon will shine close to the bright star Spica in the night sky tonight, ahead of its full moon phase on ...

A stunning nebula and a sky dotted full of stars and dancing galaxies are in a set of three images released by the Vera C.

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 ...

Sweeping views of nebulae and dancing galaxies prove the telescope’s enormous field of view and ultra-high-res capabilities.

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

There will be three full moons during the summer. And the sky this season has a number of bright stars that form easily ...

By the following night, Mars will have officially entered the Spring Triangle, having (just) crossed the imaginary line joining Regulus and Arcturus. The Red Planet will continue to skim along the ...

The world has gotten an early preview of the Rubin Observatory's first images, which include stunning snaps of spiraling ...

Foreshadowing the great reflecting telescopes of the last century and a half, Lord Rosse managed in 1845 to erect a mighty ...

In its debut, the telescope turned its eye toward two familiar showstoppers in deep space: the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas in ...

Leo sees action as both Mars and Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 move through; plus, spot galaxies and noctilucent clouds in the sky this week.

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...