Using a computer simulation called Illustris, astronomers have created the first realistic virtual universe that…
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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.
Astronomers developed a new technique using data from Chandra and infrared telescopes that furthers our…
This Hubble image of the day represents the sharpest view ever taken of the Orion…
In a newly published study, astronomers report the first hypervelocity star (HVS) discovered from the…
A new fingerprint-like map from the Planck Space Telescope reveals the magnetic field lines of…
By using the space between stars and galaxies as a giant lens, astronomers made the…
A new study from researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics explores the economic realities…
Using data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have measured the length of an exoplanet…
A new ScienceCast video details an intense solar storm that narrowly missed Earth two years…
Released today, this new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows dwarf spiral galaxy NGC…
By analyzing the chemical elements in nearby galaxy Segue 1, new research reveals that it…
On April 11, 2014, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft took its first-ever image of the planet Uranus,…
This new composite image of Centaurus A was created with X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra…
New research based on laboratory experiments shows that Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may have oceans and…
Scientists have discovered that gamma-ray bursts behave differently than previously thought, changing the theoretical understandings…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have discovered a runaway star cluster that is…
Using the Cosmic Web Imager, astronomers from Caltech have obtained the first three-dimensional pictures of…
This newly released image from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn’s rings and the shadows they…