This newly released Hubble image shows two spiral galaxies engaged in a cosmic tug-of-war. 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.
In a newly published study, astronomers detail the results of a photometric search for variable…
Astronomers used almost 200 images of distant galaxies combined with Hubble data to measure the…
New images from ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft reveal surface structures of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, allowing scientists to…
This newly released image from ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile shows star cluster NGC…
Scientists have made the most precise measurement ever of the radius of a planet outside…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers reveal that three exoplanets that were thought to be…
Scientists are taking a new approach in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, studying exoplanet atmospheres…
A newly published study shows that modifying the standard cosmological model in order to include…
To celebrate Chandra’s 15th anniversary, NASA has released four new images of supernova remnants –…
A team of scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to probe the outskirts of elliptical…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have discovered a transiting exoplanet with the longest…
New observations from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spacecraft reveals that lunar pits on our moon…
New measurements by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveal a binary star system whose pulsar…
A newly published study examines the movement of small galaxies throughout the universe, finding that…
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 3501. The thin, glowing streak slicing…
Using the largest laser in the world, scientists were able to experimentally recreate the conditions…
Using Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope observations of 16 Cygni, astronomers discovered evidence of how giant planets like…