In this newly released image, Cassini gazes across the icy rings of Saturn toward the…
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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.
ESO’s Very Large Telescope has revealed a previously unknown way to fuel supermassive black holes.…
For the first time, researchers reconstruct and detail the two phenomena that are responsible for…
This Hubble Space Telescope image of the week shows dwarf galaxy NGC 178, which is…
Asteroid Florence, a large near-Earth asteroid, will pass safely by Earth on September 1, 2017,…
Using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers reveal that the varying glow of brown…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have concluded from a systematic study of very…
In a newly published study, researchers from the University of Texas reveal that an Earth-like…
Using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft, citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and…
New findings from MIT suggest two mechanisms may have powered the moon’s ancient churning, extending…
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has received funding to advance a CubeSat mission concept revealing…
The Unit Telescope 4 (Yepun) of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has now been transformed…
A team of astronomers watch as a failed solar eruption occurs on the surface of…
This newly released Cassini image shows clouds on Saturn that have taken on the appearance…
Scientists now have a good estimate for the age of the TRAPPIST-1 system, revealing that…
This Hubble Space Telescope image of the week shows galaxy IC 1727, which is currently…
New images from NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover show wispy, early-season clouds resembling Earth’s ice-crystal cirrus…
A submillimeter study of a different massive dusty galaxy in the early universe uses carbon…