NASA scientists are developing the capabilities needed to send humans to an asteroid by 2025…
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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 the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have…
Using the 2.5-meter Nordic Optical Telescope, astronomers have measured the transit of exoplanet 55 Cancri…
This newly released Hubble image shows LINER galaxy NGC 4102, which is located in the…
This new ESO image shows bright star cluster NGC 3532, which is located roughly 1,300…
This newly released Hubble image shows dwarf galaxy UGC 1281 and galaxy PGC 6700. The…
A team of scientists has developed a new method that allows them to estimate the…
Scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have succeeded in determining ancient solar nebula magnetic…
New observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveal details of supernova remnant MSH 11-62 and…
Using data from NASA’s Swift satellite and observations from many other facilities, an international team…
Using data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered alignments between supermassive black hole…
This close-up image of a Martian rock has provided scientists with evidence about wet environmental…
This newly released image of Saturn’s uppermost cloud layers was taken with the Cassini spacecraft…
This new six-minute animated video (below) details NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, Asteroid Bennu, and the formation…
A newly published study provides the first direct evidence that an intergalactic “wind” is stripping…
New research from Brown University and Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science shows that warmth and…
This new Hubble Space Telescope image shows multiple star system XZ Tauri, HL Tauri, V1213…
This newly released Hubble image shows barred spiral galaxy NGC 986, which is located about…