The age of the Universe is usually presented as a simple number: about 13.8 billion years. It sounds settled, almost tidy.

The largest digital camera ever built is starting to capture images of unseen corners of the universe. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially begun its cosmic survey, meant to capture swathes of ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun an epic decade-long mission to create "the greatest cosmic movie ever made." Here's what to know.

In April 1990, a tin can the size of a school bus was dropped off 353 miles above the Earth’s surface. Its mission: Take clear pictures of the universe without interference from the planet’s ...

Imagine a camera that takes pictures of the universe not only as we see it today but back through time, closer to when the universe began, capturing images of roughly 300 million galaxies. At Fermilab ...

Blinding sun, freezing temperatures, and mounds of dust whipping through the air. The air, thin and sharp, makes every breath an effort. In this otherworldly landscape in Chile’s Atacama Desert, Eve ...

The largest digital camera ever built is beginning to capture images of unseen corners of the universe in finer detail. The Vera C.