Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star, an unprecedented ...

Researchers will mine data from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will survey the same areas of the sky every ...

“We were looking to answer, ‘How do dark matter and dark energy shape the universe we live in?’” said David Silva, UTSA ...

Compound, or catadioptric, telescopes combine lenses and mirrors for a compact option, suitable for both planetary and ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images, including a photo called the “Cosmic Treasure Chest,” showcasing about 10 million galaxies and marking a major milestone in an $810 million ...

The Subaru Telescope has made an exciting discovery: a small body beyond Pluto, with implications for the formation, evolution, and current structure of the outer solar system.

Scientists predict one of the major surveys by NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may reveal around 100,000 ...

SPHEREx is scanning the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, beaming weekly data to a public archive so scientists and citizen ...

The American Astronomical Society (AAS), the SETI Institute, and the NASA Community College Network (NCCN) have teamed up to provide an exciting and impactful program that brings top astronomy ...

The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its extraordinary ability to map the universe in breathtaking detail. It is set to reveal secrets previously beyond our grasp.

More than 100 astronomers, astronomy students, and curiosity-filled lovers of the night skies gathered on Monday in Columbia’s Havemeyer Hall to celebrate the release of images from the Vera C. Rubin ...

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