It was August 14, 2017, just one week before the Moon would cross paths with…
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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.
With an equator diameter of around 143,000 kilometers (89,000 miles), Jupiter is the largest planet…
Understanding the origin and time evolution of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) is an issue of scientific…
Following on from last week’s Picture of the Week, this week we showcase the second…
This dramatic image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the planetary nebula NGC 3918,…
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has spent 15 years in space. In honor of this anniversary,…
After an almost two-year journey, NASA’s asteroid sampling spacecraft, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification,…
The study, carried out by two researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, shows…
An enigmatic X-ray source revealed as part of a data-mining project for high-school students shows…
Initially scheduled for a minimum 2.5-year primary mission, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has gone far…
The mass of a very young exoplanet has been revealed for the first time using…
A team of researchers from Waseda University, the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, the University…
The Milky Way galaxy has died once before and we are now in what is…
NASA’s InSight spacecraft, en route to a November 26 landing on Mars, passed the halfway…
In the darkest and coldest parts of its polar regions, a team of scientists has…
Thin ribbons of purple and white light that sometimes appear in the night sky were…
Lunar masonry starts on Earth. European researchers are working with Moon dust simulants that could…
Swirling dense metallic hydrogen dominates the interiors of Jupiter, Saturn and many extra-solar planets. Building…