This sweeping project, which started its observations in June 2026, has a deservedly grandiose name: the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (or LSST). Its purpose is to take deep panoramic images of ...

Legacy Survey of Space and Time is expected to find millions of asteroids and perhaps shed light on dark matter and dark energy, with an assist from University of Washington astronomers.

Lick Observatory is located on the summit of Mt. Hamilton in the Diablo Range east of San Jose. (Photo by Nick Gonzales/UC Santa Cruz) In an elementary school science class, Rav Kaur first learned ...

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.

Using the world’s largest digital camera, Rubin will create the most comprehensive record of the universe to date.

A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of low-Earth orbit.

The Swift Observatory is in peril more than 2 decades after a Cape Canaveral launch. Here's what to know about NASA's historic mission to save it.

Try to plan your evening at the Lowell Observatory around the weather, as clear skies (read: no cloud cover) make all the ...