Three years after its initial test observations, the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) is…
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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.
New study determines that black holes discharge the energy in their plasma jets much farther…
The supersharp radio “vision” of the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) has…
An international research team led by the University of Bern has discovered an exotic binary…
New simulations carried out in part on the ATERUI II supercomputer in Japan have found…
New work from an international team of astronomers including Carnegie’s Gregory Walth improves our understanding…
The Borexino experiment research team has succeeded in detecting neutrinos from the sun’s second fusion…
Study finds neutron stars are typically about 11.75 kilometers in radius, and provides a novel…
On December 10, 2020 (Hawaiʻi Standard Time), the Subaru Telescope imaged the small asteroid 1998…
Low-Metallicity Globular Star Cluster Challenges Formation Models On the outskirts of the nearby Andromeda Galaxy,…
The new atomic clock design, which uses entangled atoms, could help scientists detect dark matter…
Team of international collaborators detect ‘external field effect,’ a prediction unique to MOND, rival dark…
Chemical signatures give away the distance to the most distant galaxy. A team of astronomers…
By monitoring the cosmos with a radio telescope array, an international team of scientists has…
Using Planck data from the cosmic microwave background radiation, an international team of researchers has…
Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun, and its planet, Proxima Cen b…
Orbiting Instrument Offers Scientists the Lowdown on Sun’s Super-Hot Atmosphere A phenomenon first detected in…
Next Step in Simulating the Universe Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba devise a…