New ALMA observations show there is ordinary table salt in a not-so-ordinary location: 1,500 light-years…
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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.
New research undertaken at Northumbria University shows that the Sun’s magnetic waves behave differently than…
Our Milky Way galaxy’s disk of stars is anything but stable and flat. Instead, it…
Scientists have charted the environment surrounding a stellar-mass black hole that is 10 times the…
A new study using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton suggests that…
When the universe was still a baby – less than 1 billion years old –…
Black holes are known for their voracious appetites, binging on matter with such ferocity that…
A black hole four million times as massive as our Sun lurks at the center…
The strange orbits of some objects in the farthest reaches of our solar system, hypothesized…
The end of a star’s life can occur in a tranquil manner in the case…
An international consortium of scientists studying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) as part of the POLAR (GRB…
Supermassive black holes weigh millions to billions times more than our sun and lie at…
New research that included astronomers Luca Matra and David J. Wilner of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center…
Assistant professor of physics Laura Newburgh is part of a Canadian-led experiment that has detected…
Scientists have found evidence that dark matter can be heated up and moved around, as…
New research led by astrophysicists at Durham University, UK, predicts that the Large Magellanic Cloud…
ESA’s technical center in the Netherlands has begun running a pulsar-based clock. The ‘PulChron’ system…
Scientists have carried out a closer analysis of previously recorded data from the LIGO and…