The giant impacts that dominate late stages of planet formation have a wide range of…
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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.
An exploding white dwarf star blasted itself out of its orbit with another star in…
Astronomers zoom in on black hole with one of the lowest masses ever observed in…
Why don’t planets collide more often? How do planetary systems — like our solar system…
A cutting-edge vibration sensor may improve the next generation of gravitational-wave detectors to find the…
In 2019, the MAGIC telescopes detected the first Gamma Ray Burst at very high energies.…
KyotoU’s new Seimei telescope detects enormous ‘superflare’ on a nearby star The cold, dark chaos…
University of Warwick-led team discovers first exposed core of a planet Highly unusual planet found…
Caltech researchers use deep learning and supercomputing to identify Nyx, a product of a long-ago…
The meridional flow in the Sun’s convection zone forms one gigantic cell in each hemisphere.…
An important breakthrough in how we can understand dead star collisions and the expansion of…
Study estimates there may be up to 6 billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy. Earth…
At the European nuclear and particle physics laboratory CERN, physicists can produce extremely rare short-lived…
On March 12th, 2020, a space telescope called Swift, detected a burst of radiation from…
Excess neutrinos and missing gamma rays? Coronae of supermassive black holes may be the hidden…
A recent study on ‘pre-supernova’ neutrinos—tiny cosmic particles that are extremely hard to detect—has brought…
Several interacting exoplanets have already been spotted by satellites. But a new breakthrough has been…
An international team of astronomers has created the most detailed map yet of the atmosphere…