Microlensing reveals planets around faint stars, including a giant planet near an M dwarf, supporting…
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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.
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…
The next full moon is called the Buck Supermoon, the Thunder Moon, and the Hay…
Exquisite New Data Will Transform Our Understanding of the Early Universe A flurry of bright…
Insight-HXMT Breaks Own Measurement Record for Strongest Magnetic Field in Universe Neutron stars generate the…
On Monday, July 11, President Joe Biden released one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s…
It has been a long journey for the James Webb Space Telescope, filled with setbacks…
With unprecedented infrared resolution, Webb will identify and quantify PAH types, advancing space dust research.…
This observation from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the globular cluster Terzan 2 in…