Scientists have developed a new method for analyzing the pressure experienced by tiny samples of…
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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.
Released to the public today, this new Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 1084. In…
Using gravitational lensing, astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics measured the spectra of carbon,…
This newly released Hubble image of comet C/2013 A1 reveals what appears to be two…
A surprise discovery shows that the remote asteroid Chariklo is surrounded by two dense and…
Using data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, astronomers are piecing together the evolution of…
Using ground-based observatories, scientists discovered a distant dwarf planet, dubbed 2012 VP113, located beyond the…
A newly published study details the discovery of the closest type Ia supernova discovered in…
Hubble has released a new image of the Monkey Head Nebula to celebrate its 24th…
An international team of astronomers has solved a decades old space mystery, revealing a new…
Cassini views Saturn’s moons Prometheus, Pandora, Janus, and Epimetheus. Two pairs of moons make a…
New research shows the similarities that neutron stars have with black holes. For astrophysicists, neutron…
In a newly published study, researchers at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne analyzed the…
This newly released image combines X-ray coverage from ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory with an infrared…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is developing a spacecraft, which looks like a giant sunflower, to…
This newly released Hubble image uses gravitational lensing to get a better look at distant…
CfA astronomers used the Submillimeter Array to probe the transition disk around Sz 91, finding…
Using more than 2 million infrared snapshots taken over the past 10 years by NASA’s…