Farfarout, now the most distant known object in the solar system, offers a rare look…
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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.
Scientists from Cardiff University peer 12 billion years into the past to reveal distant galaxy…
A Closer Look at Globular Cluster NGC 6397 Scientists were expecting to find an intermediate-mass…
Evidence of chromium hydride found on exoplanet WASP-31b suggests the potential for weather systems with…
UVA astronomers have discovered that the Milky Way’s disk warp is a lingering effect from…
New capabilities developed by an international team of astronomers make it possible to directly image…
Recalibrated Betelgeuse’s Mass, Radius, and Distance Betelgeuse is normally one of the brightest, most recognizable…
A new study of Sagittarius A East near the Milky Way’s center reveals it may…
In order to study a wide range of astronomical phenomena, the VLA has several shapes…
This week’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features an impressive portrait of…
A New Era of Mars Exploration How times have changed since the Apollo era. Within…
GBT-VLBA System Images Lunar Landscape The National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Observatory (GBO) and National…
The NIX camera will image giant exoplanets using infrared technology at the VLT in Chile. …
MIT-led NASA mission finds a multi-planetary system that could be an “ideal laboratory” to study…
Detailed observations of molecular gas in a tidal dwarf galaxy have important implications for our…
Uncovering a Mysterious Repeating Flare Event Using data from facilities including NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift…
Chandra X-ray data from 15 early quasars show no major evolutionary trends over 150 million…
A rapidly rotating neutron star, PSR J2039−5617, was found destroying its companion star thanks to…