As the Vera C. Rubin Observatory surveys the night sky, astrophysicists expect to unlock the secrets of dark matter, dark ...

At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a digital camera that will create an unparalleled map of the cosmos.

Webb discovered dozens of small, powerful galaxies from 800 million years ago that likely drove cosmic reionization by emitting strong ultraviolet radiation. Astronomers using data from NASA’s James W ...

Astronomers have recently unveiled an extraordinary image of the Sculptor Galaxy, also known as Caldwell 65, a stunning ...

UC Berkeley astronomers found a hidden black hole roaming far from the galaxy’s core. It may eventually merge with the ...

The entire Sculptor Galaxy is displayed in thousands of colors observed by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.

Caldwell 65, also known as the Sculptor Galaxy, was discovered in 1783 by British astronomer Caroline Herschel during her ...

To make this thousand-color map, astronomers used over 50 hours with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer ( MUSE) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. More than 100 exposures were stitched in ...

Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of the Sculptor Galaxy, revealing hundreds of previously unseen celestial ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands ...