The galaxy NGC 4380 looks like a special effect straight out of a science fiction…
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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.
For decades, astronomers have speculated that the space between stars may be populated by exosolar…
Astronomers use giant galaxy cluster as X-ray magnifying lens. The new lens technique spots tiny…
Faintly glowing wisps of gas, excited by the intense light of surrounding star-forming galaxies, have…
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope sees galaxies of all shapes, sizes, luminosities, and orientations in…
UC Riverside astronomers find large-scale winds associated with active black holes in small galaxies suppress…
The center of our galaxy is a crowded place: A black hole weighing 4 million…
Our Milky Way is a thrifty galaxy. Supernovae and powerful stellar winds eject gas from…
University of California Riverside-led research shows our galaxy is undergoing a massive merger with its…
A hot, molten Earth would be around 5% larger than its solid counterpart. This is…
German-British research team simulates basic conditions for the formation of magnetic stars. How do some…
Out at the boundary of our solar system, pressure runs high. This pressure, the force…
Move over Jupiter; Saturn is the new moon king. A team led by Carnegie’s Scott…
If you could travel back in time 3.5 billion years, what would Mars look like?…
Researchers find evidence of a cataclysmic flare that punched so far out of the galaxy…
Food for young twin stars: Astronomers observe how two suns collect matter in a binary…
The galaxy pictured in this Hubble image has an especially evocative name: the Medusa merger. …
Astronomers using ALMA have obtained an extremely high-resolution image showing two disks in which young…