The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA) provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing issues in astronomy and astrophysics with the research community, the ...

India has unveiled plans to build two new optical-infrared telescopes and a dedicated solar telescope in the Himalayan desert ...

For a few brief nights each year, you get a rare chance to watch a monster blink. The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has released new, detailed views of M87*, the supermassive black hole at the ...

Penn researchers are collaborating with NASA to develop the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which aims to bring insight into dark energy and planets outside the solar system. The NASA-led Roman ...

What if the Milky Way’s central “black hole” isn’t a black hole at all? A new model proposes that an ultra-dense dark matter core could mimic its gravitational pull.

Discover seven unusual galaxies defying scientific predictions, from impossibly bright early universe objects to astrophysics ...

The UK government is to slash by 30 percent its funding for astronomy, particle and nuclear physics in a move branded as ...

India's budget boosts space research funding, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign telescopes and enhance domestic capabilities.

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully ...

Join the IIA Open Day in Bengaluru on February 21 for interactive astronomy exhibits, demonstrations, and talks; everyone is welcome!

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