
Chilean Observatory Begins Decade-Long Sky Survey
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun a 10-year mission to map the southern sky, using the world's largest digital camera to track billions of objects.
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun a 10-year mission to map the southern sky, using the world's largest digital camera to track billions of objects.

A new telescope named PoET will study our Sun to help scientists filter out stellar 'noise,' improving the ability to find Earth-like planets with future missions.

Johns Hopkins University researchers have created a new algorithm, ImageMM, that removes atmospheric blur, giving ground-based telescopes near space-quality vision.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun its 10-year mission to survey the southern sky, using a rapid telescope and the world's largest digital camera.

Using a global network of telescopes, astronomers have identified the smallest dark object ever found by observing how its gravity bends light from a distant galaxy.

Researchers have proposed new technologies for space telescopes, including a method to build large mirrors in orbit using fluids and a versatile spectrograph.

Johns Hopkins University scientists have developed a new algorithm that sharpens images from ground-based telescopes to a clarity rivalling space-based observatories.

Astronomy Day 2025 is set for September 27, providing a guide to observing six distinct celestial objects, including the Moon, Saturn, and the Orion Nebula.

A rare cosmic alignment has produced five images of a distant galaxy, an anomaly scientists explain by the presence of a massive dark matter halo.