Using the Fermi catalog of very high energy sources and the WISE infrared sky catalog,…
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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.
A team of astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope and galaxies as giant gravitational lenses…
A new millimeter wavelength study of massive clusters from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has…
New X-ray images from Chandra have shown distinctly different shapes for the structures around two…
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other telescopes, a team of…
Using the Isaac Newton Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered giant halos of photons…
By analyzing minerals brought back by the 1971 Apollo mission, a new study from UCLA…
For the first time, a team of astronomers has pinpointed the location of a “fast…
New research reveals that five of the 11 farthest known stars in our galaxy were…
The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered comets plunging into young star HD 172555, which resides…
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics finds that ultra-luminous galaxies can expel…
A team of astronomers view a shadow sweeping around a gas-and-dust disk encircling the young…
An unparalleled image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory gives astronomers the best look yet at…
Using ESO’s planet-hunting HARPS instrument, astronomers have the strongest evidence to date that Proxima Centauri…
With the newly installed Band 5 receivers, ALMA has now opened its eyes to a…
The Pan-STARRS project is publicly releasing the world’s largest digital sky survey from the Space…
Researchers from Yale University have developed a new approach to detect distant planets and refine…
The Hubble Space Telescope captured two festive-looking emission nebulae conjoined so they appear as one.…