A bright new lunar crater detected in spacecraft images shows that asteroid impacts continue to…
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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 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…
A lightning-fast pulsar near our galaxy’s black hole could unlock new secrets about gravity and…
Cosmic “snowmen” in the outer solar system may form from a surprisingly simple gravitational dance.…
Observations of a distant quasar reveal that supermassive black holes may suppress star formation across…
Scientists have identified a rocky outer planet in a system where a gas giant was…
Hubble captures a dying star cracking open the dazzling, dust-filled Egg Nebula in a rare…
Astronomers have witnessed a rare cosmic event: a massive star that didn’t explode in a…
Astronomers have reported one of the longest stellar dimming events ever recorded, with a Sun-like…