One hundred and seventy years ago, astronomers thought that a series of explosions on the…
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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.
In extragalactic astronomy, a Lyman-alpha blob (LAB) is a huge concentration of gas emitting the…
Using computer simulations, a team of astronomers found that when galaxies collide and form starbursts,…
Recent gamma-ray observations of Tycho’s supernova remnant (SN 1572) by the space-based Fermi-Large Area Telescope…
When massive stars accumulate more iron than they can hold, they explode in what…
The Laser Relativity Satellite (LARES) will allow Italian astrophysicists to measure the frame-dragging effect of…
These images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope showcase a globular cluster, NGC 6752, a…
Researchers at UCLA used a Centurion 28 telescope at the Polaris Observatory Association to discover…
Astrophysicist Thomas Tauris from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy and the Argelander Institute…
A research team from Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and another team lead by Michael…
Astronomers have combined hundreds of images, including ones in the infrared spectrum, to provide the…
Using data collected from a fleet of orbiting spacecraft, researchers at UCLA have explained the…
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has finally returned with some strong evidence of Martian…
A new study of the X-shaped radio galaxy NGC 326, which will be published on…
The Hubble Telescope unveiled an eerie twin galaxy to the Milky Way today. NGC 1073,…
The Bolshoi simulation is the most accurate cosmological simulation of the evolution of the large-scale…
The first images and video from NASA’s GRAIL mission of the far side of the…
The increase in solar activity has become quite obvious on Earth, thanks to the increase…