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20 trailblazing women in astronomy and astrophysics

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

From discovering planets to following comets, women all over the world play a crucial role in astronomy.

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Astrophysics covers topics like star formation. This Hubble image depicts areas of star formation. Stars form when clouds of dust and gas collapse, triggering nuclear fusion inside the dense balls of material.

What is Astrophysics?

By Ariel Balter last updated

Astrophysics is a branch of space science that applies the laws of physics and chemistry to seek to understand the universe and our place in it.

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NASA is evaluating several low-cost mission concepts to study star and galaxy evolution.

NASA selects four astrophysics missions for further study

By Andrew Jones published

Four astrophysics mission proposals to study stars, galaxies and some of the most violent explosions in the universe have been selected for further study by NASA.

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An artist's depiction of the SPHEREx mission at work. Feb. 4, NASA announced that SpaceX will be launching the astrophysics mission, which is set to last for two years.

SpaceX secures contract to launch NASA's SPHEREx astrophysics mission

By Chelsea Gohd published

SpaceX will be launching an astrophysics mission for NASA.

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This image shows the paths of 40,000 stars located within 326 light-years of our solar system over the next 400,000 years based on measurements and projections from the European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft.

A 'tsunami' for astrophysics: New Gaia data reveals the best map of our galaxy yet

By Megan Gannon published

With new data from the European Gaia spacecraft, astronomers can now explore 1.8 billion cosmic objects in unparalleled detail.

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"How to Die in Space" by Paul Sutter.

'How to Die in Space' explores the dangers of astrophysics

By Meghan Bartels published

Life on Earth can seem pretty hazardous, but if you ask astrophysicist Paul Sutter, it's still safer than anywhere else in the universe.

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A Google doodle for July 20, 2020, celebrated the legacy of Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt.

Google doodle celebrates female Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt

By Meghan Bartels published

On the 51st anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Google doodle program chose to commemorate the scientific legacy of Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt.

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An illustration shows an outburst on a magnetar.

Magnetars Can Crack Themselves Open and Bombard Earth with Gamma-Ray Flares, New Theory Suggests

By Rafi Letzter published

Three giant gamma-ray flares have been detected in the last 40 years. A new paper on magnetars cracking themselves open could explain why.

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An illustration of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft, which will launch in April 2021 on a Falcon 9.

SpaceX Wins Contract to Launch NASA Small Astrophysics Mission

By Jeff Foust published

NASA awarded a launch contract to SpaceX July 8 for the launch of a small astrophysics mission as the company offered a Falcon 9 at a lower price than a much smaller rocket.

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james webb space telescope

Astrophysics Meetings, But Not Missions, Disrupted By Government Shutdown

By Jeff Foust published

The ongoing partial government shutdown has upended aspects of a major astronomy conference this week but has not, for now, affected operations of NASA astrophysics missions.

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