Astronomers worldwide caught a rare Jupiter impact, demonstrating the power of global collaboration in modern…
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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.
Polarized images from the EHT show that magnetic fields near M87’s black hole help shape…
Permanently shadowed lunar craters contain water ice, but are difficult to image. A machine learning…
ESA’s Sunstorm CubeSat detects solar flares, achieving first X-ray data days after launch. Around the…
Hubble Finds Early, Massive Galaxies Running on Empty “Live fast, die young” could be the…
Gigantic Cavity in Space Sheds New Light on How Stars Form Astronomers analyzing 3D maps…
The Green Bank Telescope captured the Moon’s Tycho Crater in record detail, paving the way…
Star-forming galaxies are responsible for creating gamma-rays that until now had not been associated with…
ESO 520-21, a globular cluster near the Milky Way’s core, appears redder due to interstellar…
Astronomers have confirmed an intermediate-mass black hole by observing a star’s destruction via a tidal…
The Next Full Moon is the Harvest Moon; the Fruit or Barley Moon; the Corn…
Scientists connect the dots between where planets form and what they’re made of. An international…
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) congratulates the four astronomers honored by the Breakthrough Prize…
Pa30 and Parker’s Star have been confirmed as remnants of SN 1181, solving a 900-year-old…
Researchers analyzing data from pulsars in the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array may have found early…
Scientists using ALMA discovered abundant complex organic molecules in planet-forming disks around young stars, suggesting…
Gravitational lensing enabled astronomers to detect and study an early-Universe black hole system with unprecedented…
Chemical clues in stars reveal many devour their planets—helping astronomers find calmer systems where life…