The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...

If you love gazing up at the night sky for a dazzling celestial show, book a stargazing tour in the International Dark Sky ...

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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists spotted thin and thick disks in galaxies as far back as 10 billion years ago ...

Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...

July will kick off with colorful flashes of light during Independence Day celebrations across the United States, but the ...

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 ...

Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded ...

The bright core of the Milky Way — the biggest and best sight at night — becomes visible in June in the Northern Hemisphere.

The view of the Milky Way lit up the night sky at the U.S. National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

As the earth makes its rounds over the course of the year, the Milky Way moves and the stars shift around the park, creating endless new viewing angles to admire, even away from the lake. The main ...