The New Horizons Spacecraft, traveling at 32,000 miles (51,500 kilometers) per hour, has reached 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.
Although only a sliver of Saturn’s sunlit face is visible in this new Cassini image,…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the new images of the three solar flares. The sun…
Astronomers have detected the presence of two planets in formation around the young star HD…
This Hubble image of the week is a composite image of Uranus by Voyager 2…
Astronomers have begun a program to model the stellar winds and magnetic field for active…
New results from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft reveal that solar wind and radiation are responsible for…
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered a mysterious flash of X-rays in the Chandra Deep…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers searched the remains of a Type Ia supernova for…
NASA has launched a new website that will allow the public search and download out-of-this-world…
At 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, April 4 NASA will hold a news conference at the…
Using Kepler data, Yale astronomers have discovered a Neptune-sized exoplanet – Kepler-150 f. Yale astronomers…
NASA’s Solar Probe Plus will enter the sun’s corona and measure the full force of…
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have revealed stars forming within powerful outflows of material…
This new HiRISE image shows a group of dunes on the surface of Mars. The…
New research suggests that HD 106906b formed outside the debris disk, where it’s visible today,…
A supermassive black hole inside the tiny galaxy Was 49b is challenging astronomers’ ideas about…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft is set to make its fifth flyby over Jupiter’s mysterious cloud tops…