A joint effort using LAMOST and Gaia has uncovered hundreds of high velocity stars, shedding…
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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.
Hubble spotted striking light rays in galaxy IC 5063, likely caused by a warped, dusty…
How stars form in galaxies remains a major open question. Robert Feldmann sheds new light…
Using the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered…
The Stingray Nebula is fading rapidly due to the cooling of its central star, SAO…
Survey of the sky pushes the boundaries of what we know about the structure of…
Exploring new method for measuring galactic evolution of lithium. For the first time, hard-to-track lithium…
Simulations rule out plasmas caused by meteoroid impacts as the source of lunar magnetism, supporting…
The Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) is home…
University of Chicago scientist lays out how LIGO gravitational waves could be scrambled, yielding information.…
Pioneer in exoplanet research helped transform the burgeoning field into one of the fastest-growing and…
Study confirms models on the evolution of our universe. More than half of the matter…
In the 1970s, physicists uncovered a problem with the Standard Model of particle physics—the theory…
Planets are formed from the disk of gas and dust around a star, but the…
UNLV astrophysicist Bing Zhang contributes to understanding the physical mechanisms of fast radio bursts in…
Called VENUS, the device will give scientists an unprecedented ability to study how molecules form…
Researchers may have found the long-sought “nanoflares” thought to heat the solar corona to its…
A new machine learning algorithm trained only with real data has classified over 2,300 supernovae…