Currently in its testing phase, the partial commissioning of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is already yielding ...

Jake Kurlander is a graduate student at the UW school of astronomy who, along with UW research scientist Ari Heinze, built ...

Rubin Observatory finds 11,000 new asteroids in early data, including near-Earth and distant objects, before its main 10-year survey begins.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is entering its final commissioning phase, with one of its key goals being the direct detection of the hypothesised Planet 9. This distant, massive world is ...

Wake up, astronomers—the universe is calling. The astronomical observatory equipped with world’s largest camera hit a key milestone on February 24, when a complex data-processing system pushed ...

Early observations from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have already revealed more than 11,000 previously unknown asteroids, reshaping our view of the solar system and offering a striking preview of ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) has barely begun observations and is already wowing us. Images like its Cosmic Treasure Chest have us anticipating even more cosmic glory. And when the observatory ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sits on its mountain peak in Chile during observation activities in April 2025. The observatory will soon begin real-time nightly monitoring of the entire Southern ...

From a mountaintop in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is preparing to capture the most detailed, decade-long movie of the night sky ever attempted. With the world’s largest digital camera, the ...