Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the famous Trifid and Lagoon nebulas illuminated from within by radiation cast out by generations of energetic young stars.

Featuring never-before-seen views of galaxies and more than 2,100 newly discovered asteroids, the observations are only a ...

In just over 10 hours of test observations, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured millions of celestial objects, opening the ...

Learn more about how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture more of our stunning universe.

More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...

Meyer captured the ancient light cast out by the Lagoon and Trifid Nebula over 34 hours in May 2025, while observing under the near-pristine dark skies of Arizona, a little north of Ash Fork.

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These are the first public images collected by the Chile-based observatory, which will begin a decade-long survey of the southern sky later this year.

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and millions of glittering galaxies.

The world's largest telescope captured a deep-space nebula — an interstellar cloud of gas and dust that can produce new stars — in stunning detail, providing the first close-up view to date of ...

Created in 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope continues to push boundaries ... Today for Hubble's 28th-anniversary scientist Dr. Michelle Thaller showed us some new views from the Lagoon Nebula.