Using the 45m Telescope at Nobeyama Radio Observatory and the 10m ASTE telescope, scientists were…
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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.
The latest ScienceCast video explores the attraction astronomers have to class of exoplanets called “hot…
Mars Express has provided scientists with a radar view of the southern highlands of Mars,…
Using the FORS1 instrument on the 8.2-meter ESO Very Large Telescope, astronomers captured a new…
In this newly released image Hubble views a young star being born in the gas,…
The FastSound Project has released its first version of a 3D map of the far-distant…
In a newly published study, physics students from the Niels Bohr Institute report the discovery…
Data from the Hubble Space Telescope and ESO’s Very Large Telescope has helped solve the…
Using cosmic microwave background radiation data from Planck and WMAP9, researchers look back through time…
A new image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope reveals a closer look at NGC 2014…
According to data from NASA-supported observatories, the sun’s vast magnetic field is about to flip.…
Using data from NASA’s Swift spacecraft and observations by the MMT Telescope in Arizona and…
Subaru Telescope’s Hyper Suprime-Cam displays its abilities with an impressive image of M31. A stunning…
NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft captures a color image of the Hovnatanian crater, an elliptical crater on…
Astronomers in the SEEDS Project have discovered the least massive planet ever detected around a…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope revealed a new type of stellar explosion called a kilonova. Kilonovas…
While studying subdwarf stars, a team of astronomers discovered two unusual stars with extremely high…
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 4517, which is located approximately 40…