Using the data from several telescopes, astronomers measured the mass and density of a large…
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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.
Scientists from MIT have discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet, named Kepler 78b, that orbits its star…
NASA has announced that all attempts to fully restore Kepler have failed and that they…
This newly released Hubble image shows two spiral galaxies colliding. Astronomical pictures sometimes deceive us…
This short video is comprised of images taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover as it watched…
An international team of astronomers has discovered a magnetar at the center of the Milky…
In a newly published study, UMD scientists state that Voyager 1 has left our solar…
New research from physicists at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf looks at how magnetic fields can cause turbulences…
Using data from the Hubble Space telescope, astronomers show that galaxies had “mature” shapes 11.5…
Using ESA’s XMM-Newton space telescope, researchers have discovered that magnetar SGR 0418+5729 has one of…
A new study reveals that a giant cloud of superheated gas, which is about 6…
Bound for Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft reached the halfway point on August 12, 2013 and…
Using the 45m Telescope at Nobeyama Radio Observatory and the 10m ASTE telescope, scientists were…
The latest ScienceCast video explores the attraction astronomers have to class of exoplanets called “hot…
Mars Express has provided scientists with a radar view of the southern highlands of Mars,…
Using the FORS1 instrument on the 8.2-meter ESO Very Large Telescope, astronomers captured a new…
In this newly released image Hubble views a young star being born in the gas,…
The FastSound Project has released its first version of a 3D map of the far-distant…