Physicists around the world are currently focused on the commissioning of three enormous supersensitive detectors…
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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.
A newly published study details the discovery of the first binary system consisting of a…
Released at the 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society, this new Hubble image shows…
Using infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers created a new false-color image…
A new ScienceCast video details what NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft might find when it reaches…
Using the HARPS planet-finding instrument on ESO’s 3.6-meter telescope, astronomers have discovered three exoplanets orbiting…
The Gemini Planet Imager team will begin a large-scale survey, studying 600 young stars to…
The European Space Agency has released a new five-minute fly-through movie of the ancient flood…
Using data from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey, researchers announced that they have measured the…
This newly released Hubble image shows three galaxies within the Coma Cluster. In this new…
A newly published study details the discovery of a new class of “hypervelocity stars” -…
Hubble views spiral galaxy M83, which is located 15 million light-years away in the constellation…
New observations obtained as part of the Hubble Tarantula Treasury Program view deep inside the…
New images from NASA’s NuSTAR show the energized remains of a dead star and distant…
A newly published study reveals that the odds of Super-Earth exoplanets having an Earth-like climate…
New data from NASA’s Swift spacecraft have led to the discovery of a rare subclass…
While combing through several years of Chandra data, researchers discovered a black hole destroying a…
Using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, researchers discovered more than 100 dwarf galaxies…