Using the spectrometer on the Keck telescope, astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics obtained…
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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’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) gets a closer look at impact ejecta on…
Today NASA’s Juno spacecraft will make its fourth flyby over Jupiter’s mysterious cloud tops. At…
This newly released image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope Survey Telescope shows the Cat’s Paw…
New research details how to use the radiation and gravity of the stars to decelerate…
A new device on the W.M. Keck Observatory has delivered its first images, showing a…
This newly released HiRISE image shows dunes on the surface of Mars during the Martian…
Astronomers may have solved a 40-year-old mystery surrounding a neutron star in the “Rapid Burster”…
New research from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveals high-energy light from solar eruptions located…
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has identified the farthest gamma-ray blazars to date, a type…
Using the Fermi catalog of very high energy sources and the WISE infrared sky catalog,…
A team of astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope and galaxies as giant gravitational lenses…
This newly released Hubble image shows the Calabash Nebula, which is located 5,000 light-years away.…
A new study on polygon-forming ridges on Mars examines the Medusae Fossae region straddling the…
Engineers developed the model as part of its Space Weather Modeling Framework, which is the…
Using a spinning table and a massive garbage can, new experiments simulated Jupiter’s swirling winds…
NASA’s NuSTAR satellite reveals new clues to why supernova SN 2014C dramatically changed in appearance…
This new image from HiRISE shows the layered bedrock in the volcanic plains of Lunae…