New research presented at the 2014 Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting reveals an unusual…
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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 spiral galaxy NGC 201, which is located 200 million…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope and quantitative measures of galaxy distortion, CfA astronomers reveal that…
Using observations from NuSTAR and XMM-NEWTON, a team of astronomers examined the time-varying spectral shape…
New supercomputer simulations showing the evolution of our “local Universe” from the Big Bang to…
An international team of astronomers discovered three closely orbiting supermassive black holes that could help…
Using data from HARPS-TERRA, the Planet Finder Spectrograph and the UCLES echelle spectrograph, astronomers have…
The Dark Energy Survey has revealed a rare, ‘superluminous’ supernova that erupted in a galaxy…
Using data from NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, astronomers have discovered that the solar atmosphere…
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton, a new study of the…
Using the Green Bank Telescope, Very Long Baseline Array, and other observatories, astronomers have identified…
A newly published study reveals evidence that nitrogen in the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan…
Using data from the Cassini spacecraft, astronomers from Cornell University have discovered mysterious geologic object…
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 2441 and supernova SN1995E. This bright…
Using a large array of satellites and space observatories, astronomers discovered that winds blowing from…
Using images from NASA’s Swift satellite, astronomers have measured the amount of water production from…
Using infrared data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have measured the size of an…
Using data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers take a significant step forward in understanding…