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 Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovered the dwarf galaxy Aquarius IV and the star cluster Rubin-GC1 in preliminary ...

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

Simulations suggest the faintest galaxies near the Milky Way share one iron level because a single giant first star exploded in each.

Look east after dark in November and December to find the Andromeda Galaxy, a hazy patch of light 2.5 million light-years ...

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 ...

Need new artwork in your home? How about one that you build yourself? LEGO’s Art lineup has some really cool sets that are ...

Can you still see the Milky Way from your city? An analysis of 50 Indian cities reveals that only six have skies dark enough ...

A spiral galaxy roughly 10 million light-years from Earth is offering astronomers a rare glimpse into the forces that shape ...

When astronomers spotted Capotauro, they suggested it could be the earliest galaxy we had yet seen. But now a new team finds ...

An exhilarating period for science,’ say UChicago scientists who played key role in telescope design and deployment ...