A new set of animated images show asteroid 2012 DA14 as it nears its record-close…
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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 NASA image of the day shows the star-forming region called W5. Generations of stars…
A newly published study provides the first clear-cut evidence that supernova remnants accelerate cosmic rays…
In a newly published study, a team of scientists from the University of Cambridge recreated…
By tracing the distribution and amounts of different elements in the stellar debris field, scientists…
JPL has been selected by the European Space Agency to lead the U.S. science team…
This new ESO image shows open star cluster NGC 6520 and its dusty neighbor Barnard…
Based on data from the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile,…
New images show that NASA’s Curiosity rover has successfully drilled and collected a rock powder…
Using the high-resolution infrared camera HiCIAO, an international group of astronomers captured the first vivid…
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows spiral galaxy ESO 121-6 and numerous nearby stars and…
A newly published study details a mysterious infant star, designated LRLL 54361, that unleashes strobe-like…
Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics believe that six percent of red dwarf stars…
Captured by the 2.2-meter telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, this new image…
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) captured a new view of the Orion nebula and…
Located about 20 million light-years away, spiral galaxy M 106 has several unique features: instead…
Three published papers detail the long-term XMM-Newton study of zeta Puppis and provide the first…
A newly published study details the test results of a 1.7-gram fragment of a Martian…