For more than a century, scientists have squabbled over how the Earth’s moon formed. But…
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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.
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope say they have crossed an important threshold in revealing…
This sparkling burst of stars is Messier 75. It is a globular cluster: a spherical…
This incredible image of the hourglass-shaped Southern Crab Nebula was taken to mark the NASA/ESA…
Scientists in the VERITAS (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) Collaboration have published a…
On its final flyby of Saturn’s largest moon in 2017, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft gathered radar…
The first type of molecule that ever formed in the universe has been detected in…
Most globular clusters are almost perfectly spherical collections of stars — but Messier 62 breaks…
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged…
The closest exoplanet to us, if we include only single stars like the Sun, is…
April 11 Editor’s Note: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine released the following statement on the Beresheet…
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) operates a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes that…
A black hole and its shadow have been captured in an image for the first…
In the past three decades, almost 4,000 planet-like objects have been discovered orbiting isolated stars…
Metallic asteroids are thought to have started out as blobs of molten iron floating in…
Globular clusters are inherently beautiful objects, but the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope…
A fragment of a planet that has survived the death of its star has been…
According to NASA, scientists are in agreement that there is no life on Mars. However,…