A new observatory in Chile has produced a stunningly detailed image of a nebula resembling cotton candy, using the largest ...

The Sh2-46 nebula has been captured by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. The nebula is ...

The debut images from a powerful telescope at Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory show distant galaxies and star-forming regions ...

After more than two decades of planning and building, the world's largest digital camera at the heart of the Vera C. Rubin ...

The powerful device will scan the sky like never before, capturing vast amounts of data to reveal how the universe changes ...

Learn more about how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture more of our stunning universe.

The Gum Nebula (12 in his catalog) is the largest emission nebula in the sky, spanning about 36° in the constellations Vela and Puppis. Skip to content Introducing the all-new Astronomy.com Forum!

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has unveiled its first images, leaving astronomers in awe of the unprecedented capabilities of the observatory’s 3,200 megapixel digital camera — the largest in ...

There’s only one thing big enough to be the subject of a camera the size of a car — space. Since 2012, the U.S. Department of ...

A docuseries about the University of Chicago’s famed annual scavenger hunt is coming to indie streamer Nebula from the team behind hit travel competition “Jet Lag: The Game.” Directed by ...

The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe Monday — including colorful nebulas, stars and ...

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