Articles for tag: Astronomy Breakthroughs, Cosmic Mysteries, Space Science, Vera Rubin Observatory

A large radio telescope beneath a starry night sky capturing celestial signals.

Cosmic Time Machine: Vera Rubin Observatory Begins Filming the Universe

Suhail Ahmed

On a wind-bitten summit in northern Chile, a new eye has opened and the sky has started to move. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory – freshly outfitted with the world’s largest astronomical camera – has shifted from a dream to a working machine, capturing its first on-sky images in 2024 and pushing into an intense ...

Mass and the Galaxy Aging Connection

Why Some Galaxies Age Faster Than Others – The Science of Cosmic Time

Gargi Chakravorty

Have you ever wondered why some galaxies shine with the brilliance of youth while others appear ancient and weathered by billions of years of cosmic history? The universe presents us with a fascinating puzzle where galaxies of similar size can display dramatically different ages, with some containing stars that formed just a few billion years ...