Using data from NASA’s Dawn Mission, a team of astronomers has discovered evidence for organic…
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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.
NASA has decided to forego a previously-planned engine firing and allow Juno to remain in…
NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate has selected proposals for the creation of two multi-disciplinary, university-led…
Using the Keck Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers reveal the existence of a…
A new website funded by NASA lets the public search for new worlds in the…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captured a new image of Jupiter this past week. During Earth-Trojan asteroid…
This newly released Cassini image shows Saturn’s ring-embedded moon Daphnis. Daphnis, one of Saturn’s ring-embedded…
This newly released ESO image shows the center of the Milky Way crossed by the…
In a newly published study, a team of astronomers reports observing jets of hot gas…
Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has detected unusual pulsations in the…
Carnegie Institution for Science has made a huge dataset of 1,600 nearby stars available to…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft captured this new view of Saturn’s F ring this past December. When…
This newly released Hubble image shows the patch of space just ‘beneath’ open star cluster…
By studying the remanent magnetizations in ancient meteorites, astronomers have determined that the solar nebula…
Astronomers use new craters on Mars to see beneath the dust blanket and determine the…
Using Cassini’s images, amateur astronomers create their own spectacular scenes. Although the motivation behind NASA’s…
New measurements of the magnetic field strength in angrite samples find it to be very…
This newly released image shows a color enhanced view of Jupiter. This enhanced-color image of…