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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.
By applying machine learning to X-ray data, researchers from TIFR and IIST identified thousands of…
NASA and the DOE are collaborating on LuSEE-Night, a pioneering instrument designed to study the…
On June 20, 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope spent just over one hour staring…
A 2017 solar flare revealed heartbeat-like radio bursts have been traced to periodic magnetic reconnections,…
NASA’s IXPE revealed highly polarized X-rays in the Vela pulsar wind nebula, indicating organized magnetic…
Webb space telescope’s mid-infrared capabilities allowed scientists to see past gas and dust clouds to…
NASA spoke with Kristen McQuinn of Rutgers University, one of the lead scientists on Webb…
ALMA Traces History of Water in Planet Formation Back to the Interstellar Medium Observations of…
Researchers at ICRAR have uncovered tantalizing evidence of magnetic fields in the universe’s largest cosmic…
Breakthrough Detection of Ion RRLs by TMRT For the first time ever, a research team…
Tracing Water’s Origins in the Universe Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have…
Experiment Demonstrates Our Solar System’s Fragility A terrestrial planet hovering between Mars and Jupiter would be able to push Earth…
Discovery of a Young Star Near Sagittarius A* A team of international researchers led by…
In this image from the Hubble Space Telescope, the irregular spiral galaxy NGC 5486 hangs…
The Sun emitted a strong (X-class) solar flare, peaking at 12:52 p.m. EST on March…
The Next full moon is the Crow, Crust, Sap, Sugar, or Worm Moon; the Lenten,…
Gemini North Telescope on Hawaii Reveals First Dormant, Stellar-Mass Black Hole Astronomers have discovered the closest black hole to Earth, the first unambiguous detection of…