Astronomy

Astronomy

Why only comet heads are green

Comet Lovejoy was also in a green coma. (Image: John Vermette) At the moment another comet is racing through the inner solar system -...
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Astronomy

No less than seventy lonely planets discovered

A great success, because never before have so many such mysterious galactic nomads been tracked down simultaneously. By solitary planets we mean solitary, wandering specimens...
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Astronomy

Ever seen a comet with a green tail? Of course not!

The 'head' of a comet sometimes turns green, but the tail never. And now we finally know why. For nearly a century, astronomers have...
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Astronomy

Launch of James Webb telescope postponed for a day

Due to adverse weather conditions, the most powerful space telescope ever built will take to the skies not Friday, but Christmas Day. In style, the...
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Astronomy

Juno space probe listens to moon Ganymede – and this was heard

NASA releases a bizarre audio clip captured during Juno's brief flyby past the largest moon in our solar system. Last June, spacecraft Juno skimmed past...
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Astronomy

Telescope the size of a tennis court should radically change our view of the universe (and ourselves)

The countdown has begun. The mighty James Webb Space telescope will launch next month. It is the start of a mission that...
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Astronomy

Cosmic Ant Nests: How Close Can Stars Be?

If you stare at the sky at night, you will see many thousands of stars. Still, this number is not that bad, because...
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Astronomy

Mars helicopter has now completed a total of half an hour of flight – and that is more than impressive

“Few expected that we would catch one flight. And no one at all thought we would get this far.” Speaking is team leader of...
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Astronomy

Mars rover makes a surprising discovery on the red planet

The bottom under the rover's wheels was once red hot lava. Mars rover Perseverance has been roaming the Martian Jezero crater since February. It...
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Astronomy

Huge amount of water discovered under Mars’ overgrown canyon system

The wetland area is about the size of the Netherlands and a promising place for future reconnaissance missions. On the red planet we find a...
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Astronomy

Trappist 1 planets hardly bombed

Artist's impression of the TRAPPIST-1 system. (Image: NASA / JPL-CALTECH) We had a comparatively violent crash: collisions between celestial bodies have clearly shaped the...
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Astronomy

For the first time, a space probe has ‘tapped’ the sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has flown through the sun's upper atmosphere — the corona. And this is what he discovered. For the first time...
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Astronomy

Black hole in our Milky Way reveals some secrets through the stars that dance around it

Thanks to the sharpest images ever captured of the dancing stars, we now have a more accurate picture of the mass and distance of...
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Astronomy

Astronomers think they can finally interpret the mysterious, bizarrely bright flash spotted in space in 2018

They probably witnessed the birth of a small black hole or neutron star. In June 2018, several telescopes observed a brilliant blue flash from a...
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Astronomy

Eskimo Nebula: one of the highlights of the winter night

Are you going to admire the beautiful night sky this winter? Then don't miss the Eskimo Nebula. This bright planetary nebula can...
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Astronomy

The sun as a source of water for the young earth

Asteroid Itokawa and the sun. (Image: Curtin University) More than 70 percent of the surface of our “blue planet” is covered by oceans. ...
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Astronomy

Young star vomits monstrous plasma ball, suggesting that our sun is also capable of such dangerous action

Huge eruptions from our sun may have helped shape the way Earth and Mars look today. Similar to a mythical dragon, the sun-like star EK...
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Astronomy

The black hole at the heart of our galaxy is ‘leaking’

Astronomers have found indirect clues to a 'mini-jet' emerging from the black hole. And with that, the evidence that the black hole is...
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Astronomy

Comet Leonard may soon be visible to the naked eye!

Astronomers are – fortunately – not so impressed by the comet passing by. But amateur astronomers have a wonderful week ahead of them! Soon...
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Astronomy

One of the most massive planets ever discovered in a system that many believed planets had no future in

The universe continues to amaze astronomers. About 325 light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Centaurus, we find the binary star b Centauri – which...
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