This new image from Hubble shows Abell 2261, a giant elliptical galaxy located about three…
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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.
A team of astronomers reanalyzed data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to further examine whether…
These images showcase the fine-scale structure of the atmosphere of Uranus, and contain vastly more…
Scientists are exploring the mystery of a distant and very bright quasar that dates to…
Using four submillimeter telescopes working simultaneously around the globe, a team of astronomers from the…
This extended jet of cosmic materials, traveling near light speed, emerged from a distant galaxy.…
Scientists at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan & Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics discovered that…
A newly published study shows that nearby disk galaxies unexpectedly reached their current state long…
A new image of ring galaxy NGC 660, which is located about 40 million light-years…
This new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows spiral galaxy NGC 3344, which is…
One of the widest accepted models for the Moon’s formation states that a renegade, Mars-sized…
New data from NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility and the Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea help…
Saturn’s odd mix of mid-sized satellites are among the strangest in the outer Solar System.…
Scientists using the XMM-Newton X-ray astronomy satellite discovered a new signature of a source of…
Astronomers have uncovered a low-mass planet orbiting α Centauri B, a member of the stellar…
A team of international astronomers, aided by volunteer scientists using the Planethunters.org website, discovered a…
New data from WISE answers several questions about Jovian Trojans, asteroids that orbit the sun…
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of Hen 3-1475, a planetary nebula in the…