Astronomy

Does the JUNO detector crack the neutrino puzzle?

View into the heart of the JUNO Neutrino Observatory shortly before commissioning in August 2025. © JUNO Collaboration The mass of neutrinos...

Our black hole also creates a wind

This composite image shows the gas distribution around the Milky Way's central black hole. Orange are cool gases that can be seen using...

Why do some solar flares fail?

This burst of solar radiation stopped before the arcing solar plasma was ejected into space. Astronomers have now discovered the reason for this....

Is our neighboring galaxy flying apart?

The stars of the Small Magellanic Cloud move apart in two directions instead of orbiting around the center of this dwarf galaxy. ©...

First detection of methane from an interstellar comet

Views of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, recorded in the infrared spectral regions of various molecules by the James Webb Telescope. © NASA/ESA/CSA, STScI,...

Red dwarfs exposed as “planet destroyers”.

Young red dwarfs can also devour planets, astronomers have discovered. © ESA/Hubble, CC by 4.0 Stellar danger: Young red dwarf stars can...

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...

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