This newly released Hubble image shows double quasar QSO 0957+561, also known as the “Twin…
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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 ALMA, astronomers observed a young star named HD142527 and discovered the first firm evidence…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers have discovered the youngest disk around a…
Physicists around the world are currently focused on the commissioning of three enormous supersensitive detectors…
A newly published study details the discovery of the first binary system consisting of a…
Released at the 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society, this new Hubble image shows…
Using infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers created a new false-color image…
Using data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, researchers have discovered a pulsar that varies…
A new ScienceCast video details what NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft might find when it reaches…
Using the HARPS planet-finding instrument on ESO’s 3.6-meter telescope, astronomers have discovered three exoplanets orbiting…
The Gemini Planet Imager team will begin a large-scale survey, studying 600 young stars to…
The European Space Agency has released a new five-minute fly-through movie of the ancient flood…
Using data from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey, researchers announced that they have measured the…
This newly released Hubble image shows three galaxies within the Coma Cluster. In this new…
A newly published study details the discovery of a new class of “hypervelocity stars” -…
Hubble views spiral galaxy M83, which is located 15 million light-years away in the constellation…
New observations obtained as part of the Hubble Tarantula Treasury Program view deep inside the…
New images from NASA’s NuSTAR show the energized remains of a dead star and distant…