A mysterious bow shock around the white dwarf RXJ0528+2838 is challenging astronomers’ understanding of how…
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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.
An ancient Chinese eclipse record helped scientists refine Earth’s rotation data and confirm rising solar…
Astronomers have uncovered a hidden cosmic web of galaxies and gas by mapping hydrogen light…
Researchers created a technique to reduce uncertainty in cosmic birefringence measurements, resolving a key phase…
Webb has captured the haunting “Exposed Cranium” nebula—an otherworldly cloud shaped by a dying star…
New research suggests our Sun was part of a huge migration of Sun-like stars that…
New high-resolution simulations reveal that stellar rotation plays a crucial role in transporting material inside…
A bright new lunar crater detected in spacecraft images shows that asteroid impacts continue to…
A new study challenges the traditional boundaries of the habitable zone, showing that liquid water…
New research shows the Moon mostly had a weak magnetic field with rare, short-lived strong…
A mysterious striped signal from the Crab Pulsar may finally be explained by a delicate…
An extraordinarily rare, gravitationally lensed supernova may offer a powerful new way to measure the…
Astronomers have detected a ghostly galaxy that is almost completely made of dark matter. The…
Deep inside a dust-choked galaxy, astronomers have uncovered a chemical environment far more complex than…
ALMA’s most ambitious galactic survey yet exposes a wild, filament-filled stellar nursery at the very…
A newly discovered jellyfish galaxy, seen as it existed 8.5 billion years ago, is challenging…
A newly detected X-ray transient may reveal the first direct evidence of an intermediate-mass black…
Astronomers have uncovered a hidden population of dusty galaxies that formed just one billion years…