Astronomy

Previously unknown phenomenon discovered in Mars’ atmosphere

Researchers have discovered a phenomenon on Mars that was previously only known from planets with an internal dipole magnetic field. © LASP/CU Boulder...

Mystery of Neptune’s moon Nereid solved?

Nereid is the third largest moon of Neptune. Until now it was considered a captured celestial body from the further out Kuiper Belt....

Ice core solves cosmic iron-60 puzzle

The presence of the isotope iron-60 in an Antarctic ice core reveals more about the environment of our solar system over the last...

How chemical patterns reveal extraterrestrial life

What chemical signatures can be used to identify extraterrestrial life? © NASA Patterns as biosignatures: What evidence reveals whether there were or...

Mystery of cosmic extreme particles solved?

It is still unclear where the most energetic portion of cosmic radiation comes from. © Osaka Metropolitan University / Kyoto University L-INSIGHT /...

Magnons could shrink quantum computers

Magnetic spin waves on the surface of crystal materials, so-called magnons, could be suitable as qubits for future solid-state quantum computers. © Serha...

Milky Way: Where star formation ends

View of the Milky Way. Where does the zone of active star formation end in its star disk? © ESA/Gaia/DPAC, Stefan Payne-Wardenaar /CC-by-sa...

Gravity constant remains a tough nut to crack

With this torsion balance, physicists tried to determine the gravitational constant G more precisely. © Jennifer Lee/NIST Gravity keeps us on the...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS formed in the cold

The deuterium content of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals a lot about the circumstances of its formation. © University of Michigan/Hans Anderson ...

The muon’s magnetic moment fits the standard model

The muon's magnetic moment has so far been a mystery. This particle appeared to behave differently in external magnetic fields than the Standard...

NASA rover detects complex organic molecules on Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. In one experiment there he detected more than 20 different complex organic molecules. © NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Was there...

Can a desert planet be friendly to life?

How much water does an exoplanet need to remain habitable? © NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC) Whether Tatooine, Arrakis or Mars: In science fiction,...

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...

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