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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.
A stellar merger produced the most massive, smallest white dwarf ever seen. Astronomers have discovered…
New analysis by University of Chicago astronomer finds agreement with standard model in ongoing “Hubble…
Scientists Offer New Theory To Explain the Origin of Monsters of the Cosmos When astronomers…
Astronomers studying stellar pairs uncover evidence that there could be many more Earth-sized planets than…
Mix pair is “elusive missing piece of the family picture of compact object mergers.” A…
Chandra’s new X-ray survey reveals thousands of extreme stellar flares among young stars, shedding light…
A team led by astronomers at UC Santa Barbara have confirmed the existence of an…
Rice team enhances models that will detect magnetospheres in distant solar systems. We can’t detect…
Watch as the blast wave from an exploded star moves at nearly 9 million miles…
This Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week depicts the open star cluster NGC 330,…
NASA’s CIBER-2 is investigating excess cosmic infrared light that may point to more stars—especially stray…
Galaxy lensing data support both dark matter and alternative gravity models, but varying results by…
Few exoplanets have the radiation needed for oxygen-based photosynthesis. Only Kepler-442b nears Earth-like potential, while…
Many cultures name full Moons, and while the names differ, we can all agree that…
Astronomers have discovered Valparaíso 1, a massive cluster of over 15,000 stars, located 7,000 light-years…
NGC1052-DF2: A Galaxy Without Dark Matter The most accurate distance measurement yet of ultra-diffuse galaxy…
Scientists have traced the formation of the universe’s first stars to just 250 million years…