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

Nearly a month ago, a mysterious object was seen hurtling through the solar system and later confirmed as an interstellar ...

While orbiting telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope or the James Webb Space Telescope give researchers a unique view of ...

The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile recently captured rare footage of the visitor known as 3I/ATLAS — only the third interstellar object discovered. What’s more impressive: The observatory ...

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 has released a video of the comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the world's largest digital camera.

Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are ...

A comet that was born in another solar system and could be billions of years old is hurdling through Earth’s solar system — a ...

While orbiting telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope or the James Webb Space Telescope give researchers a unique view of ...