As NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft speeds closer to the Pluto system new images of Pluto…
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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 data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers propose that helium atmospheres may be found…
Using NASA’s Hubble Telescope, a team of researchers has detected a stratosphere on the planet…
ESO’s Very Large Telescope reveals for the first time what appears to be an aging…
New images taken on June 6, 2015, get a closer look at the mysterious bright…
This newly released Hubble image shows galaxy NGC 6503, which is located at the edge…
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that a supermassive black hole at the center of a…
ALMA’s Long Baseline Campaign has revealed the sharpest image to date of star formation in…
Newly detected deposits of glass within impact craters on Mars could provide details into the…
This newly released image from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) shows a wide view of…
This sixth video in a series celebrating Hubble’s 25th anniversary explains how Hubble has helped…
Based on observations of Ceres that were taken from NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft, a new animated…
This latest Hubblecast episode presents the two winning videos of the Ode to Hubble competition.…
This newly released Hubble image shows a beautiful irregular galaxy PGC 18431. There are many…
Using new and archival radio observations, astronomers reveal that the two lobes of radio galaxy…
This new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a 1-kilometer-wide impact crater in the…
Data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has helped confirm that three supernovae exploded in the…
New research provides important constraints on the sequence of events that led to the formation…