L3Harris in Rochester played a pivotal role in building the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s massive secondary mirror.

July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.” ...

The camera already captured millions of galaxies and stars, as well as thousands of asteroids in initial test observations.

More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...

Rubin’s completion converged with technological advancements that are poised to spread the data it produces far and wide to ...

July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.

The only evening planet for July is Mars, faint red in the west at dusk, and getting lost in the Sun’s glare by August. High ...

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

Mars appears low in our western sky for an hour or two after sunset.  Spotting it will be made easier if binoculars are used.

Meanwhile, Venus and Saturn — both beaming in the morning sky — welcome Jupiter into the fold. The gas giant makes its first appearance at mid-month in Gemini, low in the northeast about an hour ...

Recapping some of the most talked-about news this week from the nation and around the world – in case you missed it.

The freshly minted telescope discovered 2,000 previously unknown asteroids in just 10 hours. Weirdly, NASA doesn’t seem to ...