Vera C. Rubin’s research into stars in galaxies led to the modern understanding of dark matter.

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and millions of glittering galaxies.

The telescope has been named after Dr Vera C Rubin, honouring her legacy in exploring the universe.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly spot previously unseen astronomical objects.

Rubin’s first glimpse of the firmament is predictably bursting with galaxies and stars. But the resolution, breadth, and depth of the images have taken astronomers aback.

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

The 18-story silhouette of the nearly completed Vera C. Rubin Observatory loomed above as I looked over a field of construction remnants a few weeks back. Beside me were two-ton custom jigs and ...

A powerful new telescope will usher in a new era of cosmic discovery, but in a political climate vastly different from when it was named for a once overlooked female astronomer.

As the Vera C. Rubin Observatory surveys the night sky, astrophysicists expect to unlock the secrets of dark matter, dark energy and cosmic phenomena that go “bang!” ...

Satellite streaks are a blight on astronomy. How much are observations by the Vera Rubin super telescope going to suffer from this contamination?

Vera Rubin was the GOAT of dark matter How the pioneering scientist, and namesake of an enormous new telescope, forced astronomers to rethink the universe.