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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.
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have discovered the absence of…
An international team of researchers has found multiple planet systems orbiting red dwarf star Gliese…
An exoplanet the size of Neptune has been discovered around the young star AU Microscopii,…
A 50-year-old theory that began as speculation about how an alien civilization could use a…
Astronomers have made the first measurement of spin-orbit alignment for a distant ‘super-Jupiter’ planet, demonstrating…
A team of researchers simulated conditions on water-rich exoplanets in the laboratory and learned something…
For decades astronomers have been puzzled by a gap that lies between neutron stars and…
New research findings from the IAS, University of Michigan, and UC Berkeley. In a new…
In a first, astronomers may have seen light from the merger of two black holes,…
Most massive quasar known in early universe discovered on Maunakea. The second-most distant quasar ever…
International researchers led by University of Göttingen find multiple planet system orbiting Gliese 887. The…
Possible light flare observed from small black holes within the disk of a massive black…
Astronomers and engineers have designed telescopes, in part, to be “time travelers.” The farther away…
An interdisciplinary team of scientists led by researchers from DIPC, Ikerbasque and UPV/EHU, has demonstrated…
Imaging Magnetic Instabilities Using Laser Accelerated Protons An international team of researchers highlighted two variants…
Recreating extreme conditions in the lab, like those in the interior of planets and stars,…
When the most massive stars die, they collapse under their own gravity and leave behind…