Researchers will take stock of the dust in the debris disk surrounding the nearby star…
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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.
Machine learning is now helping calibrate NASA’s solar images more frequently and accurately, ensuring reliable…
New Techniques Illuminate Venus’ Nighttime Weather Little is known about the weather at night on…
These two peculiar galaxies are part of a program to survey oddball galaxies scattered across…
Using seismic waves from Marsquakes, InSight scientists have mapped Mars’ internal structure, identifying crustal layers,…
Earth-based testing may help Mars rover spot meteorites key to uncovering Mars’ history. A team…
A moon-forming disc was confirmed around exoplanet PDS 70c, unlocking secrets of early planetary systems.…
Researchers have traced Jupiter’s X-ray aurorae to volcanic ions from its moon Io that are…
Life around white dwarfs likely evolves after the star’s death, as earlier stellar winds would…
SuperBIT is a high-altitude, balloon-borne telescope designed to produce space-quality images for a fraction of…
ESA’s Solar Orbiter unexpectedly flew through the ion tail of the disintegrated Comet ATLAS, offering…
New models reveal neutron star “mountains” are microscopic, making gravitational wave detection even more elusive.…
Centaurus A’s black hole jet emits from its edges, revealing surprising behavior captured in record-breaking…
The star Betelgeuse became visibly darker in 2019 and 2020, puzzling astronomers; new images show…
The center of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is framed by the…
HD265435, a binary star system with a deformed subdwarf and dense white dwarf, is spiraling…
C/2014 UN271 is the largest comet ever discovered, confirmed active by LCO telescopes while still…
Salvatore Vitale describes how gravitational-wave signals suggest black holes completely devoured their companion neutron stars.…