Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have made vital contributions to the observations of four…
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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.
Most stars with the mass of the sun or larger have one or more companion…
After traveling through space for more than two years and over two billion kilometers, NASA’s…
This series of images from NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures changing cloud formations across Jupiter’s southern…
This image, from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), reveals thousands…
Discovery is the first detailed observation of the environs of a massive black hole outside…
Scientists using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have measured all the starlight produced…
Based on computer simulations and new observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), researchers…
NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is scheduled to rendezvous with…
Gazing across 300 million light-years into a monstrous city of galaxies, astronomers have used NASA’s…
The Cygnus Loop (also known as the Veil Nebula) is a supernova remnant, the detritus…
The path of light is bent by mass, an effect predicted by Einstein’s theory of…
A new study bolsters the idea that strange grooves crisscrossing the surface of the Martian…
Mars has just received its newest robotic resident. NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy…
This dark, tangled web is an object named SNR 0454-67.2. It formed in a very…
What’s the sound of a touchdown on Mars? If you’re at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory,…
Mars and Earth are like two siblings who have grown apart. There was a time…
A new model is bringing scientists a step closer to understanding the kinds of light…