Research presented at the 2013 RAS National Astronomy Meeting describes a new quasar microlensing technique…
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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.
After a decade of service, operators at Orbital Sciences Corporation sent the signal to decommission…
A newly published study describes recent observations of the remnant of a stellar collision, revealing…
Using data from Gemini Observatory’s Planet-Finding Campaign, several new studies reveal the nature of gas-giant…
Now more than 18 billion kilometers away from Earth, NASA’s Voyager 1 is close to…
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute used some of the most powerful supercomputers in the…
A newly published study from the University of Colorado suggests that spiral galaxies, like the…
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered new details about the remains of a…
A team of astronomers have discovered two planets (Kepler-66b and Kepler-67b) that are about three-fourths…
In a newly published study, the Planetary Sciences Group of the University of the Basque…
Researchers have now discovered 10,000 near-Earth asteroids and comets, with the 10,000th being a 1,000-foot…
By adding HARPS observations, along with data from several other telescopes, to previous data about…
Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array, two new studies detail the discovery of raw materials…
Since their launch in 2008, the two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers (TWINS) satellites have been…
Using Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 2, NASA/ESA has captured a face-on image of the spiral…
New data from supernova SN 2012fr has allowed scientists to better calibrate all Type…
New observations of our Sun, combined with computer modeling, have helped astronomers resolve a decade-long…
This new Hubble Space telescope image shows two interacting galaxies, spiral galaxy NGC 2936 and…