Discovered on July 14, 2011, by NASA’s Swift space telescope, Swift J1822.3–1606 is a “low-field…
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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.
Mission engineers continue to ready for the August Curiosity landing inside Gale Crater and the…
A new study from scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science contradicts prevailing theories about…
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals part of the disc of the…
Using the European Space Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, an international team of scientists believes that…
Scientists at Caltech believe a computer simulation will help researchers interpret the information that detectors…
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers discovered a fifth moon, designated P5, orbiting Pluto that…
New images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft show signs that the seasons are turning on Titan,…
With help from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers now believe reionization is to blame for…
While studying dwarf galaxies, David Nicholls from the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics discovered…
Cassini’s orbit took the spacecraft out of Saturn’s equatorial plane in the spring of 2012,…
After six years of development, Project 1640 is underway and using new technology on the…
A new image from the European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory shows Vela C, a…
Using interferometric measurements to achieve extremely high angular resolutions, the RadioAstron mission will enable astronomers…
First seen by the NASA Infrared Astronomical Satellite in 1983, the dusty disk around a…
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…