In a new study, scientists report on the first ten identifications of sources serendipitously detected…
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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.
Based on data spanning four decades from eleven different spacecraft, a new study shows that…
A newly published study measures distances, luminosities, and temperatures of brown dwarfs, finding that they…
Physicists from the Max Planck Institute and the Perimeter Institute in Canada have developed a…
After 10 years of planning, building, and testing, the Dark Energy Survey (DES) has officially…
Using Pan-STARRS and UKIDSS, astronomers discovered 673 binaries with candidate brown dwarf companions. Astronomers trying…
This new image from the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey for Transient Objects (PRESSTO) shows spiral…
Astronomers from the University of British Columbia have identified a 60-kilometer-wide (37-mile-wide) asteroid that shares…
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers found that less than 1% of the…
Using the combined computing power of 200,000 private PCs, the Einstein@Home project discovered 24 new…
Scientists view a rare multiple quasar imaging event caused by the effects of a cloud…
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have identified the star HIP 102152 as the oldest…
By comparing data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory with infrared observations by the Spitzer and…
A new study from the University of Oxford looks at the possibility of human colonization…
Astronomers used the Subaru Telescope to observe a disk around the young star RY Tau,…
Using more than thirteen years observations from Hubble, astronomers have created a time-lapse movie of…
A new technique developed by astronomers simplifies the measurement of a star’s surface gravity using…
NASA’s Fermi Space Telescope completes five years of space exploration, now scientists prepare for several…