The detection of “minimoons” — small asteroids temporarily captured in orbit around Earth — will…
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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.
MIT’s John Belcher discusses the launch of the Parker Solar Probe, which will fly directly…
About twenty-five percent of young stars in our galaxy form in clustered environments, and stars…
Galaxies abound in this spectacular Hubble image; spiral arms swirl in all colors and orientations,…
Hours before the rise of the very star it will study, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe…
Scientists have taken major steps in their hunt to find black holes that are neither…
A pair of dwarf galaxies closely circling the Milky Way, the Large and Small Magellanic…
Imagine a place where the weather forecast is always the same: scorching temperatures, relentlessly sunny,…
At 3:33 a.m. EDT on August 11, while most of the U.S. is asleep, NASA’s…
FEFU scientists are developing a methodology to calculate the ratio of dust and gas in…
On August 8, 1978, the Pioneer Venus Multiprobe spacecraft launched to study Venus, a planet…
A glittering host of galaxies populate this rich image taken with ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope,…
Forty-four planets in solar systems beyond our own have been unveiled in one go, dwarfing…
Listening to electro-magnetic waves around the Earth, converted to sound, is almost like listening to…
Before NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) started science operations on July 25, 2018, the…
This Picture of the Week shows the colorful globular cluster NGC 2108. The cluster is…
What happens when a star behaves like it exploded, but it’s still there? About 170…
GW170817 is the name given to a gravitational wave signal seen by the LIGO and…