Gamma-ray burst GRB 160203A unexpectedly brightened hours after its explosion, suggesting it collided with dense…
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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.
The spin of the Milky Way’s galactic bar, which is made up of billions of…
New observations of young stellar object Elias 2-27 confirm gravitational instabilities and planet-forming disk mass…
Supernova blasts can swell nearby stars in binary systems, creating brief, bright, cool phases. Simulations…
Mystery of Betelgeuse’s Dip in Brightness Solved When Betelgeuse, a bright orange star in the…
Small Galaxies Likely Played Important Role in Evolution of the Universe A new study led…
Astronomers have discovered that cosmic filaments rotate, a phenomenon never before seen on such large…
Using data from NASA’s IBEX satellite, scientists created the first-ever 3D map of the boundary…
All cycles fit the picture: New calculations support and expand planetary hypothesis. Not only the…
The Cosmic Mass Monsters Clear the Way for the Formation of New Suns in Satellite…
Making progress on our Artemis Moon rocket, images from a close encounter with a Jovian…
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team recently flight-certified all 24 of the detectors the…
A galactic wind from a 13.1-billion-year-old black hole confirms that galaxies and their central black…
This image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3254, observed using Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3…
Surprising Finding Challenges Current Theories on How Galaxies Grow Three dozen dwarf galaxies far from…
Citizen scientists helped NASA find two new exoplanets, proving anyone can play a role in…
Astronomers have spotted a giant ‘blinking’ star towards the center of the Milky Way, more…
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have developed AstroPath, a powerful new diagnostic platform that uses astronomical…