The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope doesn’t usually get much assistance from its celestial subjects —…
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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.
In the early hours of September 7, NASA broke a world record. Less than 2…
A swirling, oval white cloud in Jupiter’s South South Temperate Belt is captured in this…
Powerful gushers of energy from seething stars can sculpt eerie-looking figures with long, flowing veils…
The planets so far discovered across the Milky Way are a motley, teeming multitude: hot…
FORS2, an instrument mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, has observed the active star-forming region…
Massive structures of moving air that appear like waves in Jupiter’s atmosphere were first detected…
An international team of astronomers have discovered two stars in a binary pair that complete…
This image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Cat’s Paw Nebula, so named for…
This Picture of the Week shows the unbarred spiral galaxy NGC 5033, located about 40…
This glittering ball of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1898, which lies toward the…
The word “HAZMAT” describes substances that pose a risk to the environment, or even to…
One year ago this week astronomers discovered an unusual object moving through space not too…
Long ago, sky watchers linked the brightest stars into patterns reflecting animals, heroes, monsters and…
Scientists have confirmed the identity of the youngest known pulsar in the Milky Way galaxy…
In October 2018, we’re launching the Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, to study Earth’s dynamic…
Collimated jets provide astronomers with some of the most powerful evidence that a supermassive black…
Hundreds of scientists and Mars-exploration enthusiasts will convene in a hotel ballroom just north of…