Studying the interactions between light and gas in intergalactic space, SISSA scientists are trying to…
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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.
Major steps forward in understanding neutrino properties. In the quest to prove that matter can…
For 400 years people have tracked sunspots, the dark patches that appear for weeks at…
Zwicky Transient Facility observations reveal surprising transformations from sleepy LINER galaxies to blazing quasars within…
Research of Cassini data suggests icy rings are as old as the solar system itself.…
Astronomers using one of the most advanced radio telescopes have discovered a rare molecule in…
An international team of astronomers has discovered one of the largest features ever observed in…
UCLA astronomers notice brightest light in 24 years of observations. The enormous black hole at…
Afterglow sheds light on the nature, origin of neutron star collisions, as researchers use Hubble…
Pops of bright blue and green in this image of the Fireworks galaxy (NGC 6946)…
Every galaxy has a story, and every galaxy has been many others in the past…
A rocky extrasolar moon (exomoon) with bubbling lava may orbit a planet 550 light-years away…
Study reports on search for an atmosphere around a planet somewhat similar to ours. Astronomers…
More than 100 years after Albert Einstein published his iconic general theory of relativity, it…
Astronomers have made a new measurement of how fast the universe is expanding, using an…
Using Earth’s most powerful array of radio telescopes, astronomers have made the first observations of…
Einstein’s theory of General Relativity is world-famous – but it might not be the only…
Astronomers have spotted a distant pair of titanic black holes headed for a collision. Each…