Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time ...

Chile's Vera Rubin observatory is named for the astronomer who changed the way we think about how galaxies move.

J une 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian and considered by many to be the birthplace of modern astronomy. To celebrate, we ...

Citation: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its namesake (2025, June 24) ...

Blockbuster New Vera C. Rubin Observatory Will Change Astronomy Forever The game-changing Vera C. Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes ...

Vera C. Rubin, the astronomer for whom the new observatory is named, circa 1985. In the 1970s, she and a colleague uncovered strong evidence for the existence of dark matter.

As the Royal Observatory Greenwich celebrates its 350th anniversary on June 22, 2025, we look back at its impacts on time, space and navigation.