High-Resolution images taken by OSIRIS reveal a detailed scientific description of the surface of comet…
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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 Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have defined the inner and outer edges…
New research helps solve a quasar mystery that astronomers have been puzzling over for 20…
New research investigates the mysterious holes discovered by ESA’s Venus Express on the nightside of…
This new image of supernova remnant Puppis A includes data from Chandra and XMM-Newton and…
Using optical light data and Hubble’s UV light images, astronomers have discovered the companion star…
Taken by astronaut Alexander Gerst, this photo shows an image of an aurora from the…
A newly published study from Durham University shows that interactions between cold dark matter and…
Using the FourStar imager at Las Campanas Observatory, scientists have discovered evidence of water ice…
This two minute video details how NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft will use a dramatic engine burn…
A newly published study details the analysis of clumps in Saturn’s F ring from the…
Using data from NASA’s Galileo orbiter, scientists have discovered clear visual evidence of Europa’s icy…
ESO’s Wide Field Imager at the La Silla Observatory in Chile captured this new image…
European Space Agency’s Rosetta orbiter has delivered its first batch of science data from comet…
This newly released Hubble image shows irregular galaxy IC 559. Far beyond the stars in…
Cornell’s experimental cosmology research group recently announced the first results from a Cosmic Microwave Background…
Using a technique called “spectro-astrometry,” which enables small changes in the position of the carbon…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics used Fermi to monitor the gamma-ray variability of…