Rubin Gets a Closer Look at the COSMOS Field, Revealing More Than 650,000 Galaxies in One Image
A new image from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captures a well-documented patch of the universe in exceptional…
The world’s largest digital camera captured more than 500,000 galaxies and 50,000 stars in one deep view of the universe
Rubin Observatory stacked hundreds of images from its 3.2-billion-pixel camera; the final view contains over half a million…
Rubin Observatory Begins Its 10-Year Survey of the Universe
Over the next ten years, a groundbreaking facility in northern Chile will capture a full view of the…
A Massive Hidden Planet May Be Lurking Beyond Neptune—This Caltech Scientist Thinks “Planet Nine” Could Be Confirmed This Year
The search for a ninth planet in our solar system could reach a turning point as soon as…
Astronomers Wake Up to 800,000 Notifications From Observatory Watching the Night Skies
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory spent the night staring at the dark cosmos, alerting astronomers of ongoing changes…
Largest observed flare from a black hole unleashes the light of 10 trillion suns
Astronomers have spotted the largest and most distant flare ever observed from a supermassive black hole. Nicknamed “Superman,”…
A Mysterious Warp at the Edge of the Solar System May Point to the Existence of a Hidden “Planet Y”
A strange tilt in the outer reaches of the Kuiper Belt has scientists wondering if the solar system…