A strange radio signal from the Milky Way’s center appears and vanishes randomly. It’s unlike…
Browsing: Astrophysics
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.
An international team of astrophysicists from South Africa, the UK, France and the US have…
Webb will tackle the challenge of the supermassive black hole’s puzzling flares, which have proved…
Gemini South has enabled the first direct measurement of water and carbon monoxide in an…
A new analysis of the South Pole-based telescope’s cosmic microwave background observations has all but…
The supernova remnant G344.7-0.1 is across the Milky Way about 19,600 light-years from Earth. It…
China’s FAST telescope has captured a record-breaking 1,652 bursts from repeating FRB 121102, providing new…
Meteorite evidence shows a vast early Solar System gap that divided rocky planets from gas…
Astronomers have announced evidence for a possible planet in another galaxy. This “exoplanet” would be…
At ALMA, we are celebrating doubly: on the one hand, October is the month of…
Mergers between two neutron stars have produced more heavy elements in the last 2.5 billion…
Massive neutron stars from stripped helium stars may explain mysterious LIGO signals, revealing a hidden…
Estimate measures information encoded in particles, opens door to practical experiments. Researchers have long suspected…
Our solar system may be inside a giant magnetic tunnel formed by rope-like filaments linking…
Rocky planets reflect their stars’ composition but sometimes hold more iron, offering clues to their…
For the first time, scientists have shown that supernova remnants produce most cosmic rays, with…
Such planetary smashups are likely common in young solar systems, but they haven’t been directly…
ALMA has discovered propionamide, the largest peptide-like molecule in space, in the star-forming region Sgr…