Many stars explode as luminous supernovae when, swollen with age, they run out of fuel…
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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.
Pulse pattern suggests distant black hole must be spinning at least at 50 percent the…
A brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, puzzled…
Researchers have discovered the brightest quasar yet known, detected from the period when the universe’s…
Nuzzled in the chest of the constellation Virgo (the Virgin) lies a beautiful cosmic gem — the…
Galaxy mergers—in which two galaxies join together over billions of years in sometimes-dramatic bursts of…
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has found three confirmed exoplanets, or worlds beyond our…
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, TESS, has discovered a third small planet outside our solar…
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the most detailed image yet of a close…
The stellar wind from a newborn star in the Orion Nebula is preventing more new…
It might appear featureless and unexciting at first glance, but NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations…
New research led by astrophysicists at Durham University, UK, predicts that the Large Magellanic Cloud…
Most galaxies host supermassive black holes at their nuclei, each with millions or billions of…
Data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which explored the Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule earlier…
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Ultima Thule in the early hours of New Year’s…
At 2:43 p.m. EST on December 31, while many on Earth prepared to welcome the…
Scientists from NASA’s New Horizons mission released the first detailed images of the most distant…
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the smoking gun of a newborn star, the…