Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes investigating stars and their interaction with each other and the ...

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July 17, 2026 JWST has captured unusually detailed images of gas feeding the supermassive black hole at the center of NGC 4696. A vast filament appears to funnel material into an 800-light-year-wide ...

The Astrophysics and Cosmology group at Carnegie Mellon University conducts research across a broad spectrum of topics within astronomy, theoretical physics and observational cosmology. These problems ...

An ultrasensitive, broadband millimetre spectral survey reveals the presence of erythrulose, a chiral four-carbon sugar, in the interstellar medium. Quantum chemical and astrochemical simulations ...

For years, internet forums were considered relics of an earlier web. Platforms like Reddit survived, but many niche ...

Teaching is a skill that comes with time. Think back to some of your favourite classes in high school or university: What made them so special? What was it about the instructor’s pedagogy that made it ...