After four plus years of service, scientists prepare the Planck satellite for its final shutdown…
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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.
Using a novel astronomical survey software system, the intermediate Palomar Transient Factory (iPTF), astronomers have…
In a newly published study, researchers from NASA’s Ames Research Center and Iowa State University…
Using data from the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope, astronomers use gravitational waves to better understand…
Astronomers have detected the most distant gravitational lens yet, a lensing mass so distant that…
A newly published study sheds new light on star death, finding that the brightest supernovae…
Using data from Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, two newly published studies probe black hole jets…
This newly released image from ESO’s Paranal Observatory shows the super star cluster Westerlund 1…
Astronomers have completed the largest-ever survey of dense gas clouds in the Milky Way, cataloging…
Using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, CfA astronomers discover comet-like activity in Near-Earth Object…
New research presented at the American Astronomical Society’s Division of Planetary Sciences details the discovery…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope and the large telescopes of the W. M. Keck Observatory,…
Using the Pan-STARRS 1 wide-field survey telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered a free-floating…
A new study shows that planet 55 Cancri e is less likely to consist largely…
A new study examines runaway binary LP400-22, providing key insights into runaway stars, white-dwarf binaries,…
New research from scientists at the University of Rochester reveals that the Fomalhaut star system…
An international team of astronomers has observed an infrared dark cloud surrounding a baby star…
This seven-minute Hubblecast video helps explain how Hubble “looks back in time” to see the…