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Astrophysics
Astrophysics: the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical nature of stars and other celestial bodies, and the application of the laws and theories of physics to the interpretation of astronomical observations. Among the objects studied are the Sun, other stars, galaxies, extrasolar planets, the interstellar medium and the cosmic microwave background. Their emissions are examined across all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the properties examined include luminosity, density, temperature, and chemical composition.
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MAR 31, 2021Space & Astronomy
It's been theorized that our Universe started as a hot, incredibly dense point that exploded in the Big Bang. It's thoug ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2021Space & Astronomy
Researchers have hypothesized that a certain mechanism may mean there are many more water-rich planets with atmospheres ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 16, 2021Space & Astronomy
Many years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was able to catch a glimpse of amazing auroras that occur on Jupiter. Now res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2021Chemistry & Physics
New observations from the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and Very Long Baseline ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 24, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from the University of Iowa describe breakthrough observations of streams of cold gas that they say could ha ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 21, 2021Space & Astronomy
As we move through space, the magnetic field of the planet, which (the dynamo theory states is) generated by its metal c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2021Space & Astronomy
The Chicxulub impactor is thought to have crashed into Earth around 66 million years ago near the Mexican coast. The cra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A study published in the journal Science Advances reports new measurements from NASA's Van Allen Probes spacecraft. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 29, 2021Space & Astronomy
The part of the universe that we can see, which includes our planet and stars, makes up only around a quarter of the mas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2021Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics gives new insight into the mystery behind how stars f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 20, 2021Space & Astronomy
In 2017, a giant exoplanet called WASP-107b was discovered orbiting a star called WASP-107, which is around 212 light ye ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2021Space & Astronomy
We know that geysers like Old Faithful can erupt on a predictable schedule, and now researchers have learned more about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2021Chemistry & Physics
What exactly is a quasar? Astronomers define quasars as huge active galactic nuclei that house supermassive black holes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 08, 2021Space & Astronomy
The existence of dark matter has been considered a 'given' for decades as a way to understand some of the less e ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 06, 2021Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have used powerful telescopes high in the Atacama desert to evaluate estimates of the age of the universe. T ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2020Space & Astronomy
The fact that the Sun's distant atmosphere is significantly hotter than its surface has been a topic of confusion in ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 23, 2020Space & Astronomy
This image is an artist's concept of what a blazar might look like, by NASA. Check out actual shots of the blazar in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research describes how scientists from the University of Graz, the Kanzelhöhe Solar Observatory (Austria), and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 06, 2020Space & Astronomy
Nebulas are vast clouds of dust and gas that are remnants of exploded stars or in other cases, nurseries for where stars ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Since its formation, the Sun has been the main power source for all objects within its irradiation range, putting out 3. ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 27, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A common entity that connects everything from majestically looking galaxies and nebula to the enormously diversified bio ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
At the end of their life cycle, stars like our sun become 'white dwarfs'. Cooling over billions of years from th ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 22, 2020Space & Astronomy
In 2004, the Blue Ring Nebula was first identified. It appeared as a faint gas blob with a star at its center and was un ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Space & Astronomy
Up until now, scientists have theorized that as the Universe expands, its temperature has gradually declined. New resear ...Written By: Annie Lennon
MAR 31, 2021
Space & Astronomy
It's been theorized that our Universe started as a hot, incredibly dense point that exploded in the Big Bang. It's thoug
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have hypothesized that a certain mechanism may mean there are many more water-rich planets with atmospheres
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 16, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Many years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was able to catch a glimpse of amazing auroras that occur on Jupiter. Now res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New observations from the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and Very Long Baseline
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 24, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from the University of Iowa describe breakthrough observations of streams of cold gas that they say could ha
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 21, 2021
Space & Astronomy
As we move through space, the magnetic field of the planet, which (the dynamo theory states is) generated by its metal c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The Chicxulub impactor is thought to have crashed into Earth around 66 million years ago near the Mexican coast. The cra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A study published in the journal Science Advances reports new measurements from NASA's Van Allen Probes spacecraft.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 29, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The part of the universe that we can see, which includes our planet and stars, makes up only around a quarter of the mas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics gives new insight into the mystery behind how stars f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 20, 2021
Space & Astronomy
In 2017, a giant exoplanet called WASP-107b was discovered orbiting a star called WASP-107, which is around 212 light ye
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2021
Space & Astronomy
We know that geysers like Old Faithful can erupt on a predictable schedule, and now researchers have learned more about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
What exactly is a quasar? Astronomers define quasars as huge active galactic nuclei that house supermassive black holes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 08, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The existence of dark matter has been considered a 'given' for decades as a way to understand some of the less e
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 06, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have used powerful telescopes high in the Atacama desert to evaluate estimates of the age of the universe. T
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The fact that the Sun's distant atmosphere is significantly hotter than its surface has been a topic of confusion in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 23, 2020
Space & Astronomy
This image is an artist's concept of what a blazar might look like, by NASA. Check out actual shots of the blazar in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research describes how scientists from the University of Graz, the Kanzelhöhe Solar Observatory (Austria), and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 06, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Nebulas are vast clouds of dust and gas that are remnants of exploded stars or in other cases, nurseries for where stars
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Since its formation, the Sun has been the main power source for all objects within its irradiation range, putting out 3.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 27, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A common entity that connects everything from majestically looking galaxies and nebula to the enormously diversified bio
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
At the end of their life cycle, stars like our sun become 'white dwarfs'. Cooling over billions of years from th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 22, 2020
Space & Astronomy
In 2004, the Blue Ring Nebula was first identified. It appeared as a faint gas blob with a star at its center and was un
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Up until now, scientists have theorized that as the Universe expands, its temperature has gradually declined. New resear
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon