An international team of researchers, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has…
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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.
Using a NASA-designed software program, members of the public helped identify a cache of brown…
Scientists confirm the presence of acetonitrile in a distant interstellar gas cloud using a radio…
A team including researchers from the Institute for Astrophysics of the University of Cologne has…
GREGOR, the largest solar telescope in Europe, which is operated by a German consortium and…
UC Riverside-led study found self-interacting dark matter theory explains why two galaxies have less dark…
In January 2019, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft was orbiting the asteroid Bennu when the spacecraft’s cameras caught…
The Milky Way is not alone in its neighborhood. It has captured smaller galaxies in…
Massive stars are larger than about 10 times the mass of the Sun and are…
A permeable heart with a hardened facade — the resting place of Rosetta’s lander on…
Humanity has “eyes” that can detect all different types of light through telescopes around the…
Episode 2: An Unexpected Journey – With five servicing missions, upgraded instruments, and new ways…
Many colorful stars are packed close together in this image of the globular cluster NGC…
In atomic nuclei, protons and neutrons share energy and momentum in tight quarters. But exactly…
Researchers suggest a novel process to explain the collision of a large black hole and…
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s primary mirror, which will collect and focus light from…
The process occurs in active-core nuclei. A molecular gas cloud that accumulates in the central…
A binary black hole merger likely produced gravitational waves equal to the energy of eight…