Astronomy

Astronomers from the Center of Astronomical and Space Education in Moscow report the discovery of a new star, which turned out to be an eclipsing variable binary. The finding of the new star, which received […]

A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming “pebbles” around two young stars.This post was originally published on this site

Celestial objects known as dark dwarfs may be hiding at the center of our galaxy and could offer key clues to uncover the nature of one of the most mysterious and fundamental phenomena in contemporary […]

Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system late on July 1, 2025.This post was originally published on this site

For generations, humans have gazed at the stars and wondered about the ultimate fate of the universe. Will it expand forever into the cold emptiness, or meet a more dramatic end?This post was originally published […]

Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors.This post was originally published on this site

Astronomers from the University of Turku in Finland and elsewhere have performed a broadband spectral and timing study of an X-ray binary designated XTE J0111.2−7317, which resulted in the detection of quasi-periodic oscillations in this […]

As NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft traveled through the Kuiper Belt at a distance of 438 million miles from Earth, an international team of astronomers used the far-flung probe to conduct an unprecedented experiment: the first-ever […]

A previously unexplored globular cluster glitters with multicolored stars in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. Globular clusters like this one, called ESO 591-12 or Palomar 8, are spherical collections of tens of thousands to […]

A new investigation into old Kepler data has revealed that a planetary system once thought to house zero planets actually has two planets that orbit their star in a unique style, like an old-fashioned merry-go-round.This […]