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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 Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), the National Science Foundation has detected gravitational waves.…
Using CSIRO’s Parkes Radio Telescope equipped with an innovative receiver, a team of astronomers were…
A newly released image from the La Silla Observatory shows the reflection nebula IC 2631…
Set to launch on Friday, the ASTRO-H satellite will help provide breakthroughs in a wide…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft views Saturn’s moon Tethys. Saturn’s moon Tethys appears to float between two…
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that rocky worlds share similar structures,…
This newly released Hubble image shows planetary nebula Hen 2-437. In this cosmic snapshot, the…
A newly published study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics finds that the star formation…
Engineers have installed the 18th and final primary mirror segment on what will be the…
Using the ALMA and IRAM telescopes, a team of astronomers has made the first direct…
Launched in 2011, the Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study Jupiter…
Asteroid 2013 TX68 (which flew past Earth at a comfortable distance of about 1.3 million…
Astronomers have discovered a giant jet spanning continuously for over 300,000 light-years blasting out of…
New data from the New Horizons Spacecraft reveals more water ice on Pluto’s surface than…
Take a flight over dwarf planet Ceres in this video made with images from NASA’s…
The soft, bright-and-dark bands revealed in this new image from the Cassini Spacecraft are the…
This newly released Hubble image shows peculiar galaxy NGC 1487, which is about 30 million…