New data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided the strongest evidence yet for…
Browsing: Astrophysics
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.
Humans have been studying the light from stars since the beginning of our history; however,…
The path of a light beam is bent by the presence of mass, as explained…
A new collaborative study with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav)…
Using the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers led by…
Magnetars are neutron stars endowed with the strongest magnetic fields observed in the Universe, but…
Eighty-five percent of the universe is composed of dark matter, but we don’t know what,…
IBS Researchers Raising Their Flag in the Axion Dark Matter Field Researchers at the Center…
New simulation-based study on sleeping cataclysmic binaries supports contested 35-year-old predictions, shows that observable novae…
These space giants would not have had the time to develop in the young Universe.…
International team uses a novel approach combining gravitational-wave observations, multi-messenger astronomy, and nuclear physics to…
About eighty-five percent of the matter in the universe is in the form of dark…
Simulations suggest that two stars came together to form a blue supergiant, which subsequently exploded.…
Boston University astrophysicist and collaborators reveal a new model of our heliosphere that’s shaped somewhere…
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have found striking orbital geometries in protoplanetary disks…
Using the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered…
Astronomers used Chandra to perform a test of string theory, a possible “theory of everything”…
Last April, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) sparked international excitement when it unveiled the first…