NASA has selected a new space mission that will help astronomers understand both how our…
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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.
A study published last year in the journal Science suggested liquid water is present beneath…
This week’s Picture of the Week highlights another of the 20 images to come out of ALMA’s first…
Two tough, resilient, NASA spacecraft have been orbiting Earth for the past six and a…
In this image many sand dunes are visible. They have an elongated crescent form and…
The geologic history of a planet is written in its layers. Erosion of the surface…
One of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s many scientific objectives is to study the planets…
The results are rolling in from Caltech’s newest state-of-the-art sky-surveying camera, which began operations at…
Dust particles form as dying red giant stars throw off material and become part of…
An evocative new image sequence from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft offers a departing view of…
New ALMA observations show there is ordinary table salt in a not-so-ordinary location: 1,500 light-years…
New research undertaken at Northumbria University shows that the Sun’s magnetic waves behave differently than…
NASA’s Kepler space telescope may be retired, but the discoveries continue to rack up for…
This dazzling region of newly-forming stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) was captured by…
Two of the planets which are orbiting the star Kepler 107 could be the result…
Explore the plethora of planets outside our solar system with new multimedia experiences from NASA’s Exoplanet…
Astronomers using ALMA have detected various complex organic molecules around the young star V883 Ori.…
Our Milky Way galaxy’s disk of stars is anything but stable and flat. Instead, it…