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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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MAY 29, 2021Space & Astronomy
There's a massive black hole at the center of our galaxy, but it's difficult for astronomers to see exactly what's happe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Space & Astronomy
It may get dark at night, but there's still light in the sky in even the darkest places. This low glow comes from natura ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2021Space & Astronomy
In the next few days, part of a rocket that put China's new space station into orbit will fall back to Earth in an uncon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2021Space & Astronomy
Astrophysicists from the University of Minnesota have found evidence for the theory that small galaxies emitting high-en ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 26, 2021Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have created a new map that includes the outermost regions of our Milky Way galaxy. Image by: NASA/JPL/Calte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Space & Astronomy
The first images ever taken of a black hole were released in April 2019. The images were captured with the Event Horizon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new pulsar has been discovered with images from the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope, a low-frequency radio t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 13, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Does the presence of oxygen mean the existence of life? That’s a question that scientists have been debating over ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 08, 2021Space & Astronomy
You may know that the human body is made up of elements that almost all originated in stars, and many of those elements ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 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 Leitch
MAY 29, 2021
Space & Astronomy
There's a massive black hole at the center of our galaxy, but it's difficult for astronomers to see exactly what's happe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Space & Astronomy
It may get dark at night, but there's still light in the sky in even the darkest places. This low glow comes from natura
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2021
Space & Astronomy
In the next few days, part of a rocket that put China's new space station into orbit will fall back to Earth in an uncon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Astrophysicists from the University of Minnesota have found evidence for the theory that small galaxies emitting high-en
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have created a new map that includes the outermost regions of our Milky Way galaxy. Image by: NASA/JPL/Calte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The first images ever taken of a black hole were released in April 2019. The images were captured with the Event Horizon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new pulsar has been discovered with images from the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope, a low-frequency radio t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 13, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Does the presence of oxygen mean the existence of life? That’s a question that scientists have been debating over
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 08, 2021
Space & Astronomy
You may know that the human body is made up of elements that almost all originated in stars, and many of those elements
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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