New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics identifies exomoons as a likely source of…
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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.
The Rosetta mission has documented remarkable changes on the surface of Comet 67P, revealing growing…
Using observations from NASA’s Swift satellite, a team of astronomers detail the tidal disruption event…
In the search for rogue planets and failed stars astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space…
A team of astronomers has discovered a supermassive black hole that is “choking” on a…
New research reveals that the outer parts of massive disc galaxies 10 billion years ago…
A new set of observations of very young galaxies show that they are completely dominated…
Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary outburst in the massive protostellar system NGC6334I-MM1. The outburst, apparently…
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory as well as NASA’s NuSTAR and CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact…
A newly published study adds evidence to one theory of how ancient black holes, about…
A team of astronomers studying the superluminous supernova Gaia6apd has concluded in part from the…
New Hubble observations help astronomers determine an accurate age for the Fermi Bubbles and how…
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics suggests that fast radio bursts could…
In a newly published study, scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics detail a sensitive…
A team of scientists has measured rapidly varying temperatures in hot gas emanating from around…
A team of astrophysicists has produced one of the highest-resolution maps of dark matter to…
Using the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton satellite and NASA’s NuSTAR, astronomers have discovered the brightest…
By using data from telescopes, astronomers — and the public — can explore SN 1987A…