#astrophysics

A galaxy is an immense, gravitationally-bound system of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter. Our own Milky Way galaxy, for example, is a barred spiral...    Read more

The habitable zone, also known as the Goldilocks zone, is the region around a star where the conditions are just right for liquid water to exist on...    Read more

Gravitational lensing is a phenomenon that occurs when the light from a distant object is bent and distorted by the gravity of a massive object, such...    Read more

Black holes are one of the most fascinating objects in the universe. They are regions of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even...    Read more

It is not possible to create a black hole in your backyard or anywhere else. Black holes are formed by the collapse of massive stars under specific...    Read more

The Great Attractor is a gravitational anomaly located in the direction of the Centaurus and Norma clusters of galaxies in the southern sky. It was...    Read more

Black holes are some of the most mysterious and intriguing objects in the universe. These regions of spacetime are characterized by their strong...    Read more

A gamma ray burst (GRB) is an extremely energetic explosion that occurs in space, typically associated with the collapse of a massive star or the...    Read more

Dark matter and dark energy are two of the biggest mysteries in modern astrophysics. Dark matter was first proposed to explain the gravitational...    Read more

The temperature of the sun's core is estimated to be around 15 million degrees Celsius (27 million degrees Fahrenheit). This incredible temperature...    Read more