Saturn’s tiny, frozen moon Enceladus is a strange place. Just 300 miles (480 kilometers) across,…
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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 international group of scientists, including Andrey Savelyev, associate professor of the Institute of Physical…
The Parker Solar Probe spacecraft, which has flown closer to the Sun than any mission…
ESO observations indicate the Neptune-like exoplanet is evaporating. Researchers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have,…
The physical process driving Gamma-Ray Bursts might be synchrotron radiation after all. A new analysis…
Shortly after NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu, an unexpected discovery by the mission’s…
In August 2018, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched to space, soon becoming the closest-ever spacecraft…
The first evidence of a giant planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star has been…
Star-quake vibrations lead to new estimate for Milky Way age. Data gathered by NASA’s now…
Southwest Research Institute built instrument confirms solar wind slows farther away from the Sun. Research…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEjKYGeneH0 What happens when a black hole has a star for dinner? In this new…
One black hole is influencing the rate of star formation in multiple galaxies and across…
Update (January 10, 2020): A team of astronomers from the Universities of Erlangen-Nürnberg and Potsdam…
Columbia researchers suggest radiation that lights the densest objects in our universe is powered by…
Researchers using the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope have taken a new and significant step…
This image of the “Whale Galaxy” (NGC 4631), made with the National Science Foundation’s Karl…
It is one of the most common forms of carbon in space: C60, a soccer…
Flaking of familiar vortex considered ‘very natural state.’ The shrinking of the clouds of the…