TOI-2109b is an ultrahot Jupiter located 855 light-years away, orbiting its star in just 16…
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Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that applies the laws of physics and mathematics to understand the nature, behavior, and origins of celestial objects and the universe itself. It investigates the physical processes governing stars, planets, galaxies, black holes, dark matter, and dark energy—seeking to explain how cosmic structures form, evolve, and interact. Through observations across the electromagnetic spectrum and data from powerful telescopes and space observatories, astrophysics explores phenomena such as stellar evolution, cosmic radiation, gravitational waves, and the expansion of the universe. This field lies at the heart of modern space science, connecting fundamental physics with the mysteries of the cosmos.
James Webb’s infrared eyes will probe the universe’s Dark Ages, capturing the faint light of…
Our telescopes have never detected a black hole more massive than twenty times the mass…
The fastest-spinning white dwarf yet found, J0240+1952, rotates every 25 seconds and hurls plasma into…
The Parkes Telescope, 60 years on, continues making world-class discoveries from quasars to fast radio…
A newly discovered “ultrahot Jupiter” has the shortest orbit of any known gas giant. The…
Fragile orbits of seven exoplanets limit late arrival of water. Seven Earth-sized planets orbit the…
To understand how the universe formed, astronomers have created AbacusSummit, more than 160 simulations of…
New Theory ‘Detects’ Light in the Darkness of a Vacuum Black holes are regions of…
Rocky exoplanets and their host stars share compositional similarities, but are reshaped by planet formation…
Gravitational wave observatories LIGO and Virgo have detected black holes merging with neutron stars. Scientists…
Could Life Survive Around the Nearest Stars? In collaboration with the Breakthrough Initiative, Saber Astronautics,…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Primed to Lift the Haze Surrounding Sub-Neptunes Detailed atmospheric studies…
Pulsar speeds suggest weak supernovae are rare and mostly happen in close binary systems, not…
The interstellar object ‘Oumuamua continues to puzzle scientists years after its 2017 discovery. Upcoming observatories…
Astronomers have developed a novel technique that enables NASA’s TESS telescope to detect planets orbiting…
Using Chandra and XMM-Newton, astronomers found evidence of a Saturn-sized planet candidate in the Whirlpool…
Humans have long speculated on the existence of other worlds, with the idea first mooted…