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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.
Asteroid 2002 AJ129 will make a close approach to Earth on February 4, 2018 at…
This is an image of the Cartwheel Galaxy taken with the NASA/ESA (European Space Agency)…
Like the waistband of a couch potato in midlife, the orbits of planets in our…
An axion is a hypothetical elementary particle whose existence was postulated in order to explain…
Dust is everywhere — not just in your attic or under your bed, but also…
Resembling a swarm of flickering fireflies, this beautiful galaxy cluster glows intensely in the dark…
Saturn’s moon Titan may be nearly a billion miles away from Earth, but a recently…
Astronomers using ESO’s MUSE instrument on the Very Large Telescope in Chile have discovered a…
Five new planets have been discovered outside our solar system, all orbiting a sun-like star…
The first six hexagonal segments for the main mirror of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT)…
In this view, individual layers of haze can be distinguished in the upper atmosphere of…
Researchers using a suite of telea supermassive black hole blowing huge bubbles of hot, bright…
In an unprecedented deep survey for small, faint objects in the Orion Nebula, astronomers using…
When scientists searching for exoplanets — worlds located beyond our solar system — first spotted…
For many years, astronomers had a simple view of our Milky Way’s central hub, or…
Statistical analysis of supermassive black holes suggests that the spin of the black hole may…
Astronomers had a mystery on their hands. No matter where they looked, from inside the…