Using the JWST, an international team featuring UNIGE scientists has detected enormous clouds of helium…
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Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena beyond Earth’s atmosphere, including stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae, black holes, and the vast cosmos itself. It explores the origins, evolution, and fate of the universe through observation, theory, and cutting-edge technology such as telescopes, space probes, and satellite missions. From mapping distant galaxies to detecting exoplanets and probing cosmic microwave background radiation, astronomy connects physics, mathematics, and chemistry to unravel the mysteries of space and time—revealing our place in the universe and inspiring ongoing discoveries across astrophysics and cosmology.
New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions…
Researchers created an AI system that can predict solar wind conditions up to four days…
For thirty years, SOHO has delivered an unprecedented, nearly unbroken view of the Sun, surviving…
A new study reveals how shifting ice shells on icy moons can cause dramatic pressure…
A team of researchers used the balloon-borne XL-Calibur telescope to capture the most detailed polarized…
A newly proposed type of supermassive black hole surrounded by a dense gas shell may…
Physicists using near-absolute-zero detectors have reached unprecedented sensitivity in the hunt for light dark matter.…
Astronomers have uncovered clues to a red giant’s chaotic past by detecting subtle stellar vibrations…
For nearly a century, dark matter has lurked unseen, shaping galaxies while refusing to reveal…
A research team in Japan has created a groundbreaking Milky Way simulation that follows more…
A colossal star met an unexpected fate when it drifted too close to a supermassive…
A new study of the red dwarf system TOI-3884 has uncovered rare, persistent spot-crossing signals…
Chinese researchers have identified black holes as the likely source of the high-energy component of…
Hubble captures NGC 4571 glowing with star-forming nebulae and sparkling clusters woven through its spiral…
Phosphine has finally been spotted in the atmosphere of the brown dwarf Wolf 1130C, surprising…
Astronomers are uncovering new ways to study the universe’s first stars, objects too distant and…
Astronomers have, for the first time, confirmed a colossal coronal mass ejection from a distant…