Astronomy

Saturn’s moon Mimas also appears to have a subterranean ocean

And that means there may be many more habitable worlds in our galaxy than previously thought. Until now, Saturn's small moon Mimas was thought...

Rings explain structure of the solar system

Protoplanetary disk around the young star HL Tauri. (Image: © ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)) How did the solar system get its typical structure? And why...

Cosmic tadpole with 280,000 light-year tail flees a ‘crime scene’

This long tail probably formed after a collision with another galaxy. The Tadpole System is located 420 million light-years from Earth. That's about...

Once again, astronomers believe they have spotted an exomoon – but confirmation could be years away

An exoplanet Kepler 1708b may be circling 5,500 light-years from Earth. In recent years, astronomers have discovered thousands of candidate exoplanets. And from...

Star skims past another star system and in the process turns the protoplanetary disk upside down

Using ALMA, researchers caught the "invader" red-handed, creating chaotic, sprawling streams of gas and dust in the flattened disk surrounding the young protostar. Scientists...

Astronomers spot rugby ball exoplanets

The exoplanet WASP-103b is deformed. (Image: ESA) Normally, planets are roughly spherical, their own gravity bringing them into this shape. But there are...

Mysterious object discovered in space generating huge amounts of dust

The object is unique and for the time being very difficult to interpret. Researchers write that in the magazine The Astronomical Journal. The...

Chinese moon rover discovers water on the moon

A first: it is the first time that an instrument on site has shown that the moon has water. The Chinese lunar lander Chang'E-5...

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