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

The astronomers who operate powerful Vera C. Rubin observatory released debut images June 23, 2025, showcasing just exactly ...

In its debut, the telescope turned its eye toward two familiar showstoppers in deep space: the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas in ...

The first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory showed off a breathtaking preview of its capabilities — capturing ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's first image release includes a 'staggering' view of 10 million galaxies in and around the Virgo Cluster. Here are six stunning sights hidden throughout the mind ...

Spirals, interacting galaxies, and much more are visible in this small portion of a larger image taken of the Virgo Cluster by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

A powerful new telescope in Chile is set to transform astronomy, and its first pictures of stellar nurseries and galaxies ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first shots of the universe Monday, showcasing colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies.

Another image offers a sweeping view of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. Spiral galaxies in the Virgo cluster are pictured among a larger cluster of galaxies. NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

The observatory also got a more detailed, closer look at the Virgo Cluster, a group of galaxies in the constellation of the same name. Visible in one image are two prominent spiral galaxies and ...

Another image offers a sweeping view of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. Spiral galaxies in the Virgo cluster are pictured among a larger cluster of galaxies. / Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...