Astronomy

Time travel to the beginnings of the cosmos

The cosmological simulation COLIBRE shows the development of large cosmic structures (left), but also the formation and growth of individual galaxies. © Schaye...

The energy spectrum of cosmic neutrinos has a kink

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory's detectors embedded in the Antarctic ice provide clues to the origin of cosmic neutrinos and cosmic rays. © Mark...

Water has a lower critical point

Water in the X-ray laser. Analyzes have identified a critical point in the water at minus 63 degrees. © POSTECH University Water...

A comet spins backwards

Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák has changed its rotation direction. © NASA/ESA/CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI) Like many other celestial bodies, many comets rotate around themselves....

World’s first transport of antimatter

This truck has a unique cargo: it carries a special container containing floating antiprotons. © CERN Antimatter is extremely unstable: If it...

Astronomers find early version of our solar system

This composite image from ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) shows the two growing planets around the young star WISPIT 2. © ESO/C. Lawlor,...

Friction law on the magnetic test stand

Magnetic surfaces also generate a friction force. But this behaves differently than expected according to Amonton's law. © Hongri Gu According to...

Precision test for the standard model

The proton is a fundamental building block of matter and the Standard Model of particle physics. © Kiryl Promotion/ iStock The proton...

Cause of super-luminous supernovae found?

A magnetar surrounded by a tumbling accretion disk - this could be the reason for the super luminous supernovae. © Joseph Farah and...

What happens in decaying molecules

Fluoromethane molecule in the XFEL X-ray laser. © European XFEL Chemical reactions are often governed by extremely short-lived transition states that only...

A compact star quartet

Astronomers have discovered a quadruple star system in a hierarchical 3+1 configuration (illustration). © Arndt_Vladimir / iStock Most stars in space are...

Puzzle of spherical crystals solved

Two examples of spherulites – polycrystalline spherical structures. © Noushine Shahidzadeh/University of Amsterdam Crystals usually form angular shapes - from cubes to the jagged stars...

The physics of squeaky sneakers

Physicists have discovered why basketball shoes squeak on the gym floor. © skynesher/ iStock Why do sneakers squeak on the hall floor? Based on this...

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