First seen by the NASA Infrared Astronomical Satellite in 1983, the dusty disk around a…
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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.
While studying the brightness of stars in near-infrared light, a team of astronomers discovered several…
A filament of dark matter, which works like the Universe’s backbone, and dictates where galaxies…
Located about 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Orion, protostar V1647 Ori gave astronomers the…
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows Herbig-Haro 110, a geyser of hot…
Using data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer’s four infrared bands, scientists have released a…
Scientists are working on a directional dark matter detector that will use strands of DNA…
Using three different telescopes, scientists found evidence of a pulsar moving at a speed between…
As an international team of astronomers continues to monitor the skies for approaching asteroids, the…
A new image made up of exposures taken in visible and infrared light by Hubble’s…
By using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft to measure variations in the gravitational pull of…
Using a new method that involves studying the carbon monoxide signature of a planet’s atmosphere,…
Using the Herschel Space Observatory, CfA astronomers led a team in search of molecular oxygen…
Similar to Jupiter, exoplanet HD 189733b is a gas giant that circles its star, named…
The hunt for gravitational waves continues to move forward as theoretical studies and enhancements to…
While monitoring the movement of stars around the supermassive black hole at the center of…
Astronomers have discovered an arc of light behind a galaxy cluster that is 5 to…
By combining deep-space observations with the powerful Lonestar supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center,…