NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft entered a magnetic highway for charged particles, the final region before…
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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.
Vega is situated in the constellation Lyra, 25 light-years away from Earth, and it is…
This is a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows galaxy ESO 318-13 and…
While viewing the young brown dwarf ISO-Oph 102, an international team of astronomers pinpointed carbon…
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows irregular galaxy NGC 5253, a Blue…
While the surface of Mercury is hot enough in some places to melt lead, the…
A newly published study from astronomers at Ohio University shows that the core of Abell…
The Hubble Space Telescope and the Very Large Array radio telescope combine to create this…
A massive black hole, measuring 17 billion times our sun’s mass and more than 11…
Scientists have discovered a quasar that is at least five times more powerful than any…
In two new studies, scientists use data from the Herschel Space Observatory to find a…
Nine new radar images were taken of asteroid 2007 PA8, a near-Earth asteroid that measures…
Using the HATNet telescopes, CfA astronomers and colleagues discovered three new hot Jupiters and identified…
An international team of scientists has conclusively demonstrated a connection between white dwarf stars that…
Scientists have discovered l-C3H+ hydrocarbon in the interstellar medium for the first time, finding this…
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows spiral galaxy ESO 499-G37, which is…
Scientists detail the dwarf planet Makemake in a new study, measuring its density for the…
A newly published study takes a closer look at WASP-12 b, a planet that is…