A series of observations from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show how dark blast zones from…
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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.
This newly released Hubble image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3021, which lies about 100…
New VLT observations confirm that the dusty gas cloud G2 made its closest approach to…
Astronomers used data from NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer to analyze several sites where dead stars…
In a newly published study, astronomers used X-rays from Chandra and optical data from Hubble…
Using NASA data, researchers from Brown University created a geologic history of flowing water on…
A newly published study is the first to directly connect a galaxy’s actively ‘feeding’ black…
New observations reveal that the star that astronomers saw appear in the sky in 1670…
Satellite and ground-based data has revealed an outburst from HOPS 383. This is the first…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered evidence of nitrates in scooped samples of windblown sand and…
A chance discovery by a team of physicists has provided experimental evidence that stars may…
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is set to discover thousands of exoplanets in orbit…
This newly released Hubble image shows an edge-on view of the spiral galaxy NGC 5023.…
A new catalog of reflectance spectra for a diverse range of pigmented microorganisms may help…
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that globular clusters are often…
A newly published study reveals that supernovae are capable of producing enough material to form…
Astronomers reveal that billions of the stars in the Milky Way will have one to…
An international team discovers a remarkable star cluster where more than a million young stars…