In an extraordinary leap forward for astrophysics, astronomers have achieved a momentous breakthrough with the first direct ...

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In just over 10 hours of test observations, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured millions of celestial objects, opening the ...

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To understand gravitational lensing and dark matter, James Jee, a professor at Yonsei University, says to think of a pond ...

The long-awaited Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a cutting-edge new telescope perched atop a mountain in Chile, released its first ...

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