These new images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft show one complete rotation of Pluto and…
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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.
Using a telescope that robotically searches for planets on clear nights, astronomers have discovered three…
Researchers detail why the sun’s atmosphere is so much hotter than its surface, revealing that…
Using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, the Very Large…
A newly published study details the “missing link” between supernova explosions that generate gamma-ray bursts…
Since entering Mercury orbit on March 17, 2011, NASA’s MESSENGER Spacecraft has provided astronomers with…
This newly released Hubble image shows galaxy UGC 5797. The smudge of stars at the…
New research shows that a supermassive black hole exists in a place where it isn’t…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Moscow State University have discovered 11 isolated…
This Hubble image of star cluster Westerlund 2 was chosen as Hubble’s 25th-anniversary image. The…
A newly published study analyzes the time evolution of the luminosity of a cluster of…
Using the HARPS planet-hunting machine, astronomers have made the first-ever direct detection of the spectrum…
NASA’s Nexus for Exoplanet System Science, or “NExSS,” coalition brings experts from a variety of…
Using the WISE-2MASS infrared galaxy catalog matched with Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) galaxies, astronomers reveal a supervoid…
Taken this past February, this Cassini image shows surface features on Saturn’s moon Rhea. Surface…
Astronomers reveal that previously reported measurements attributed to the effects of cosmic inflation are instead…
Using data from New Horizons Jupiter flyby, astronomers have discovered evidence of a type of…
New research reveals that three billion years after the Big Bang, massive elliptical galaxies still…