ESO’s VLT has revealed the closest-ever pair of supermassive black holes, residing in NGC 7727…
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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.
Scanning through data fresh off the telescope, we saw two ghosts dancing deep in the…
Curtin University researchers have helped unravel the enduring mystery of the origins of the Earth’s…
The Hubble Space Telescope captured galaxy NGC 1317, showcasing young stars, cold gas clouds, and…
A team of researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Instituto…
Simulations of stars near a supermassive black hole reveal that stellar density plays a bigger…
First Glimpse of Light from a Black Hole Merger In a first, astronomers may have…
The Flame Nebula or NGC 2024 is a large star-forming region in the constellation Orion…
TOI-2109b is an ultrahot Jupiter located 855 light-years away, orbiting its star in just 16…
James Webb’s infrared eyes will probe the universe’s Dark Ages, capturing the faint light of…
Our telescopes have never detected a black hole more massive than twenty times the mass…
Hubble’s view of HH 45 reveals shock waves from a young star’s jets in the…
The fastest-spinning white dwarf yet found, J0240+1952, rotates every 25 seconds and hurls plasma into…
The Parkes Telescope, 60 years on, continues making world-class discoveries from quasars to fast radio…
A newly discovered “ultrahot Jupiter” has the shortest orbit of any known gas giant. The…
Findings Also Include a Distinctive Planetary System With Two Gas Giants University of California, Los…
A new Hubble Space Telescope image reveals a glowing plasma jet from the young star…
Fragile orbits of seven exoplanets limit late arrival of water. Seven Earth-sized planets orbit the…