The Vera Rubin Observatory sits atop the mountain Cerro Pachón in northern Chile.

As astronomers rush to study a newly discovered comet from beyond our solar system, a powerful new observatory may turn rare ...

The university’s critical contribution allows the Vera C. Rubin Observatory to fulfill its mission as a high-tech research tool that is revolutionizing how we explore worlds beyond our own.

The Vera Rubin Observatory is designed to study dark matter, which makes up 85% of our universe but is still unknown to ...

And astronomers have a brand-new, superpowerful eye with which to see the changing cosmos: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in ...

Detailed photos from the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed that the recently discovered interstellar ...

With the release of its first images this month, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun a 10-year mission to help unravel the mystery of dark matter. The observatory will continue the legacy of its ...

A federal judge declined to certify the proposed class in the lawsuit over immigrant detention conditions in downtown ...

A sneak preview of the first batch of deep space imagery from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile made its way to news sites and social media last week, followed by a livestream event. "(The ...

The Justice Department’s decision to send Trump appointee Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to interview Ghislaine Maxwell ...