Astronomy

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...

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...

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