This new four minute ScienceCast video details the upcoming NASA LADEE mission to explore lunar…
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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 lenticular galaxy PGC 10922. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope…
Using Hubble observations, a new study from the University of Manchester has found that bipolar…
After 10 years of planning, building, and testing, the Dark Energy Survey (DES) has officially…
New Subaru Telescope observations of super-Earth GJ 1214 b show that the exoplanet is likely…
A newly published study details a massive storm that erupted on Saturn in late 2010,…
Using Pan-STARRS and UKIDSS, astronomers discovered 673 binaries with candidate brown dwarf companions. Astronomers trying…
This new image from the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey for Transient Objects (PRESSTO) shows spiral…
This composite image from NASA’s NuSTAR and the European Southern Observatory shows the Sculptor galaxy,…
The first batch of data from NASA’s NuSTAR is now publicly available, providing data on…
Astronomers from the University of British Columbia have identified a 60-kilometer-wide (37-mile-wide) asteroid that shares…
This composite Hubble image shows IRAS 20324+4057, a protostar in a very early evolutionary stage.…
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers found that less than 1% of the…
Using new data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, scientists from UC Santa Cruz discovered a negative…
Using the combined computing power of 200,000 private PCs, the Einstein@Home project discovered 24 new…
Scientists view a rare multiple quasar imaging event caused by the effects of a cloud…
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have identified the star HIP 102152 as the oldest…
NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully used autonomous navigation for the first time this week. Pasadena, California…