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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.
Scientists observed dark matter from galaxies 12 billion years ago using gravitational lensing and the…
This spectacular star-studded image shows the heart of the globular cluster NGC 6638 in the…
Researchers Use X-Ray Telescopes and a New Data Analysis Technique To Describe Space Objects Black…
For the first time, researchers reveal the origin of neutrinos, elementary particles that reach our…
Zeta Ophiuchi is a single star that likely once had a companion that was destroyed…
Observations of Faint, Planet-Size Star Help Weigh Its Millisecond Pulsar Companion A dense, collapsed star…
Microlensing reveals planets around faint stars, including a giant planet near an M dwarf, supporting…
This spectacular luminescent image from the Hubble Space Telescope features multiple galaxies, perhaps most noticeably…
Astronomers detect the most distant galaxy rotation ever, suggesting an initial stage of rotational motion…
Sudden Discovery of Asteroid 2019 OK When asteroid 2019 OK suddenly appeared barreling toward Earth…
A stellar-mass black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor galaxy to our own,…
Hubble captured the gravitationally lensed galaxy SGAS J143845+145407, where a massive object bends light to…
To search for alien life, astronomers will search for clues in the atmospheres of distant…
Chinese and Australian Astronomers Find Direct Evidence for Binary Common Envelope Evolution A team of…
Webb’s Gigantic Mirror and Precision Instrumentation Join Forces To Capture the Most Detailed Spectrum of…
Much of star’s mass in 2019 tidal disruption ended up in symmetrical cloud that hid…
A distant neutron star could be the origin of the clear and periodic pattern of…