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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.
Earth is not necessarily the best planet in the universe. Researchers have identified two dozen…
At around 60 million light-years from Earth, the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 is…
An observation campaign led by ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory reveals the youngest pulsar ever seen…
What are some skywatching highlights in October 2020? Not one, but two, full Moons; Mars…
Computer simulations are showing astrophysicists how massive clumps of gas within galaxies scatter some stars…
Matter swirling around supermassive black holes creates bursts of light that “echo” in nearby dust…
Help NASA find exoplanets, worlds beyond our solar system, through a newly launched website called…
A study of comet motions indicates that the Solar System has a second alignment plane.…
Einstein’s description of gravity just got much harder to beat after astrophysicists put general relativity…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers spotted a pair of massive baby stars…
With the help of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have found six galaxies lying…
ESA’s new exoplanet mission, Cheops, has found a nearby planetary system to contain one of…
A team led by students probes the mass-radius relation of white dwarf stars, observing in…
Study shows the destabilizing effect of the giant gas planet. Venus might not be a…
A University of Colorado at Boulder astrophysicist is searching the light coming from a distant,…
UC Riverside-led team’s technique relied on determining the mass of galaxy clusters. A top goal…
Scientists utilized citizen science network to observe the object. A new study authored by Southwest…