Astronomy

Asteroid turns out to have no less than three(!) moons

It makes Elektra the first quadruple asteroid system discovered to date. Exactly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, we find the so-called asteroid...

On the trail of stellar leftovers

Artist's rendering of white dwarf G29-38 collecting material from its circumstellar debris disk. When it hits the surface, a plasma forms, which emits...

Giant radio galaxy discovered that is at least as large as 100 galaxies in a row

Not only is this the largest radio galaxy found to date, it also challenges common ideas about the growth of radio systems. Leiden astronomers...

Bizarre asteroid doesn’t seem to have a steel wool-like interior after all

For years, scientists have struggled to explain their measurements and observations of asteroid Psyche. And one of the explanations thus obtained is...

Exploded star shines on first recording of IXPE

The X-ray observatory that orbits Earth 600 kilometers is set to uncover some of Cassiopeia A's remaining secrets. IXPE – or the Imaging X-Ray...

Proxima Centauri has a third planet

This is what the newly discovered planet Proxima Centauri d could look like. ©ESO/L. Calçada So far, two planets have been known to...

Probe designed to tap the sun, surprisingly also glimpses Venus’ mysterious surface

The images, combined into a video, reveal continental areas, plains and plateaus on our sister planet. Smothered in thick clouds, the surface of Venus...

Another planet discovered around Proxima Centauri

The star closest to our sun turns out to be home to not two, but three planets! The nearest star Proxima Centauri turns out...

Geomagnetic storm kicks up to 40 brand new satellites out of space

The newly launched Starlink satellites can almost certainly be considered lost. SpaceX is now experiencing the fact that our sun can be quite turbulent...

Youngest pair of asteroids observed to date – but how did it form?

Astronomers have observed two asteroids separated from each other only about three centuries ago. The blink of an eye, by astronomical standards. Our...

What astronauts can learn from the squirrel’s winter nap

The unique way in which some squirrels burn almost no energy during hibernation without losing muscle mass, could have major consequences for space...

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