This eight-minute Hubblecast video takes a look at gravitational lensing, explaining how it works and…
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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.
First released in 1999, this Hubble image of the day shows Galaxy NGC 3079, which…
Using the Spitzer Space Telescope, a new study measures the physical properties of NEO 2009BD.…
NASA’s Cassini imagining team has released new “holiday themed” images of Saturn, Titan and Enceladus.…
In a new study, astronomers detail the discovery of a gamma-ray burst without a radio…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array telescope, astronomers surveyed the cores of some of the…
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy ESO 373-8, which is located roughly 25…
By using the distribution of young massive stars to probe the structure of the Milky…
MIT researchers have developed a new technique for determining the mass of exoplanets using only…
In a new study, researchers show that two of the brightest and most distant supernovae…
By observing the last major growth spurt of galaxy clusters, which happened billions of years…
A new Hubblecast video explores the striking new Hubble observations of a variable star known…
Using the Herschel Space Observatory, an international team of astronomers has discovered a comet belt…
Astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton telescope present optical and X-ray…
Detailed analysis of the recently discovered Luhman 16AB system has revealed that the pair of…
Researchers used the Submillimeter Array at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics to view star cluster…
New colorized images reveal geological structures on the surface of Vesta in unprecedented detail. Some…
This newly released Hubble image shows bursts of gas from a young star creating structures…