World's most powerful digital camera unveils first cosmic snapshots

The world's most powerful digital camera has captured its inaugural images of the universe, showcasing vivid nebulas, stars and galaxies in stunning detail. The milestone release on Monday marks the beginning of a decade-long mission to peer deeper into the night sky's hidden realms.

Chilean observatory launches ambitious decade-long survey

Perched on a Chilean mountaintop, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory – funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Energy – will spend the next 10 years scanning the southern sky. Its first reveal highlights the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas, glowing stellar nurseries located thousands of light-years from Earth (one light-year equals nearly 9.5 trillion kilometers). The camera also captured the Virgo Cluster, a galactic congregation featuring two brilliant blue spiral galaxies.

20 billion galaxies in crosshairs for cosmic discovery

The observatory aims to image 20 billion galaxies while hunting for new asteroids and other celestial bodies. Named after astronomer Vera Rubin – whose research first hinted at the existence of dark matter – the project seeks to unravel the mysteries of this invisible cosmic force and its enigmatic counterpart, dark energy.