For the first time, an intact, giant exoplanet has been discovered orbiting close to a…
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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.
With almost two decades of mid-infrared (IR) imaging from the largest observatories around the world…
Planets form from the gas and dust in disks that surround young stars. Chemicals in…
Colliding neutron stars were touted as the main source of some of the heaviest elements…
Pioneering new research has revealed the first direct evidence that groups of stars can tear…
How fast is the universe expanding? We don’t know for sure. Astronomers study cosmic expansion…
Very long baseline array reveals object’s history. In this image, made with the National Science…
An international team led by Professor Tian Hui from Peking University has recently measured the…
Observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope…
As missions like NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, TESS, and Kepler continue to provide insights into…
The camera will explore cosmic mysteries as part of the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of…
An international team of researchers, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has…
Using a NASA-designed software program, members of the public helped identify a cache of brown…
The asteroid, which is being studied by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx, shows some surprising activity on its…
Astronomers have discovered that there may be a missing ingredient in our cosmic recipe of…
Scientists confirm the presence of acetonitrile in a distant interstellar gas cloud using a radio…
To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered…
A team including researchers from the Institute for Astrophysics of the University of Cologne has…