The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has discovered two previously unknown Milky Way companions, hinting at the potential ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has already uncovered two previously unknown companions of the Milky Way using preliminary observations covering just 7% of the night sky. The discoveries include an ...

The video explains how telescopes, simulations and the motion of stars and gas help reconstruct the Milky Way from our ...

A skymap of stars in the Milky Way and its environment, using data from the Gaia satellite. The area of sky observed by Rubin during a test run is ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun delivering its first scientific results. Among them is the discovery of new Milky Way ...

Discover how Webb's vivid image of N159 offers scientists a time machine to the universe's first light, revealing star ...

Galactic archaeologists are using precise measures and larger sample sizes afforded by new missions to tease apart minute differences between groups of stars, revealing the history of the Milky Way ...

The XRISM spacecraft has provided an unprecedented tally of elemental sulfur spread throughout the Milky Way, revealing its presence in both gaseous and solid forms between the stars.

Astronomers using early data from Rubin Observatory have identified two previously hidden companions of the Milky Way. One is ...

On a clear evening, the wonders of the night sky shine and sparkle across the state of Arizona, offering views of endless stars, constellations, planets, the Milky Way, and even the glow of the ...

Preview data from the recently completed NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile point to a wave of discoveries that may ...