New research confirms some of our ideas about where cosmic X-rays come from and reveals…
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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.
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, international teams of astronomers explore the distant corner of…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has confirmed the existence of a…
NASA will host a teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, September 26, to present new…
New research examines the appearance of a cloud of dicyanoacetylene ice in Titan’s stratosphere. The…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics take a closer look at migrating exoplanets. Many…
A team of researchers has measured the magnetic fields in the vicinity of the supermassive…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers has been able to study…
This newly released Hubble image shows comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami. This intriguing new image captured with the…
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope along with the Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory,…
After more than 12 years of exploring Saturn, NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft has entered the final…
Using Chandra, a team of astronomers has detected X-rays from Pluto for the first time.…
New research reveals that Charon’s reddish polar coloring comes from Pluto itself. In June 2015,…
Using the Gemini-South telescope and a speckle imaging camera, a team of astronomers have…
The layered geologic past of Mars is revealed in stunning detail in new color images…
This newly released image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a portion of Lethe Vallis,…
In a newly published study, a team of astronomers call attention to a neglected riddle…
This newly released Hubble image shows lenticular galaxy PGC 83677, which is located 300 million…