Surprising new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope suggests the smooth, settled “brim” of the…
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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.
Planetary scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) revealed the secrets of the atmosphere…
In February 2020, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — SDO — is celebrating its 10th year…
Three Leiden astronomers have shown that some asteroids that are considered harmless for now, can…
A new study led by the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa has helped refine…
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have captured the unprecedented dimming of Betelgeuse, a…
Brown dwarfs traversing space together, but separated by billions of miles, puzzle scientists. Citizen scientists…
A team of astronomers led by Brendan Bowler of The University of Texas at Austin…
Radiation from dying stars is luminous enough to easily spin up orbiting asteroids to break-up…
Since the breakthrough in gravitational wave astronomy back in 2015, scientists have been able to…
Roughly 380,000 years after the big bang, about 13.7 billion years ago, matter (mostly hydrogen)…
Echoes in gravitational wave signals suggest that a black hole’s event horizon may be more…
A study by the University of Bonn simulates a universe in which Newton’s laws are…
Allen Lawrence, wrapping up a long career as an electrical engineer, was serious about moving…
XMM-2599 lived fast and died young, says University of California, Riverside-led international team. An international…
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, have…
The origin of how the Universe created its voids and filaments can now be studied…
New evidence shows that the key assumption made in the discovery of dark energy is…