The month’s sharpest science shots — selected by Nature ’s photo team.

A cataclysmic variable star isn’t technically a single object. Instead, it’s a compact binary system composed of a white ...

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

Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded ...

The camera, now bolted to the end of a giant telescope at the Rubin Observatory, is expected to shoot photos of 20 billion ...

Armed with the world's largest digital camera, this observatory's first light is bound to be one for the textbooks.

Stargazers can see the universe like never before when the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils its first images from the ...

The new images by the Curiosity rover on Mars show "dramatic evidence" of ancient groundwater in crisscrossing low ridges, ...

The first dazzling images have been released from the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy’s Vera C. Rubin ...

Scientist Roman Gula showed images of wolves filmed in a nearby forest with hidden cameras to locals in the Polish town of ...

Rubin Observatory begins 10-year sky survey to uncover dark matter, track asteroids, and build a detailed view of our ...

Citizen scientists using the Kilonova Seekers platform spotted a stellar flash 2,500 times brighter than before, allowing ...