Using the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers reveal new observations of vast…
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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 Solar Dynamics Observatory experienced a partial solar eclipse in space when it caught the…
Astronomers have used a sky survey to identify a class of blue, hypervariable galaxies; the…
This newly released Hubble image shows globular cluster NGC 362. Globular clusters offer some of…
Astronomers are using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission to provide new…
A team of astronomers has seen a dusty disk of material around a young star…
This newly released Hubble image of the Crab Nebula shows the eerie glow of a…
A new survey by the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope indicates that halos…
Ten years ago the twin STEREO spacecraft joined a fleet of NASA spacecraft monitoring the…
A group of citizen scientists and professional astronomers have discovered a star surrounded by the…
Astronomers are using Saturn’s clouds to study fluid dynamics, which seeks to understand the motion…
This newly released Hubble image shows globular cluster NGC 362, which is located 27,000 light-years…
This newly released Hubble image shows the Red Spider Nebula, which is located some 3,000…
New research suggests that there could be two previously undiscovered moonlets orbiting near Uranus’ rings.…
Astronomers used the Low Frequency Array radio telescope to obtain high spatial resolution images of…
Binary system HD 87646 raises new questions about how protoplanetary disks form. Everything we know…
Using data from both Chandra and XMM-Newton, astronomers discovered two flaring objects in two different…
Data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope and computer modeling show an approximation of what various…