A rare transit of Mercury will take place on Monday, November 11, 2019, when the…
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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.
It only happens about 13 times a century and won’t happen again until 2032, so…
International team detected radio bubbles with South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope. A gigantic, balloon-like structure has…
Three billion years ago, Earth was a very different place. The sun that shone on…
NASA’s Hubble Captures a Dozen Galaxy Doppelgangers The “funhouse mirror” has delighted carnival-goers for more…
Within a galaxy hosting around 300 billion stars, here the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has…
Scientists have reported detecting gravitational waves from 10 black hole mergers to date, but they…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed a galaxy in the distant regions…
NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) telescope on the International Space Station detected a…
Scientists from Germany and the United States have unveiled the results of a newly-completed, state…
Molecular hydrogen (H2) makes up 99% of the cold dense gas in galaxies. So mapping…
The glow of the Milky Way — our galaxy seen edgewise — arcs across a…
Views of giant planet in wild orbit would be unparalleled. Contrary to previous thought, a…
A study led by Dr. Jeremy Lim and his Research Assistant, Miss Emily Wong, at…
One year ago, on November 5, 2018, NASA’s Voyager 2 became only the second spacecraft…
A new movie of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant shows how it has evolved over…
Galaxies may seem lonely, floating alone in the vast, inky blackness of the sparsely populated…
Researchers using telescopes around the world confirmed and characterized an exoplanet orbiting a nearby star…