Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) play a major role in galaxy evolution. Astronomers from the University…
Browsing: Space
Space refers to the vast, seemingly infinite expanse beyond Earth’s atmosphere where planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena exist. It is a realm defined by extreme conditions—near vacuum, intense radiation, and temperatures ranging from blistering heat to freezing cold. Space exploration has revealed a universe rich with complexity, from black holes and exoplanets to the cosmic microwave background that offers clues to the Big Bang. For scientists, space is both a frontier and a laboratory, offering insights into fundamental physics, the origins of the universe, and the potential for life beyond Earth. It continues to inspire curiosity, innovation, and a deeper sense of our place in the cosmos.
An instrument called SHERLOC will, with the help of its partner WATSON, hunt for signs…
Four hundred years ago, the astronomer Galileo Galilei announced his discovery of four moons orbiting…
A new study led by postdoctoral researcher Xingjiang Zhu from the ARC Centre of Excellence…
It’s official: when astronauts land on the Moon in 2024 they will get there with…
Internationally agreed upon fees to put satellites in orbit could boost value of the space…
Astronomers have used mysterious fast radio bursts to solve a decades-old mystery of ‘missing matter,’…
Blasts differ from ‘ordinary’ supernovae, gamma-ray bursts. Astronomers have found two objects that, added to…
Today (May 27, 2020), two American astronauts, Robert L. Behnken and Douglas G. Hurley, are…
The Demo-2 flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon with Behnken and Douglas Hurley marks the first…
Grammy Award Winner Kelly Clarkson to Perform National Anthem NASA will provide live coverage of…
Launched in 2013, the Gaia satellite has been scanning the sky to measure the positions,…
Five years after NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft entered into orbit around Mars, data from the mission…
Earlier this year, an international team of scientists announced the second detection of a gravitational-wave…
The formation of the Sun, the Solar System and the subsequent emergence of life on…
Unusual galaxy set to prompt rethink on how structures in the universe form. Astronomers have…
Before COVID-19 hit U.S., project was on track to begin its 3D map of the…
Yesterday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley…