A new paper discusses the possible existence of an unseen planet in the outer solar system, the so-called "Planet X" or ...

In 2016, astronomer Vera C. Rubin died at the age of 88 ... Rubin and Ford published their first paper together in 1965. Between 1976 and 1986, the two would publish 35 papers in The Astrophysical ...

It is what we cannot see, however, that will forever remind us of astronomer Vera Rubin. Rubin is best known for confirming the existence of dark matter and, along the way, serving as an advocate ...

And for the camera that's to be fitted to the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile - performance is everything. This 3.2 gigapixel device is going to help unlock some of the key outstanding questions ...

They just don't stand out, so we don't notice them. But that could soon change. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is scheduled to come online in 2025. Unlike many large telescopes, Rubin Observatory ...

In 2016, astronomer Vera C. Rubin died at the age of 88. Three years later, Congress designated the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile in her honor. The telescope at the observatory will have ...