Astronomy

Astronomy

An intermediate black hole in the globular cluster

Overview of the globular cluster Omega Centauri (left), a magnified section of the central region of the cluster and the probable position of the...
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Astronomy

Mini meteorites analyzed from house roof

On the left is the micrometeorite with a "nose", on the right is the particularly long-travelled tiny creature with a turtle-like appearance....
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Mars: More meteorite impacts than expected

Two meteorite impacts, first detected by the InSight spacecraft's seismometer and then confirmed by images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. © NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona ...
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An early black hole reveals secrets

Artist's impression of a so-called quasar: A black hole surrounded by a bright accretion disk and a dust torus. © T. Müller / MPIA ...
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Active volcanoes on Venus?

The red areas on the western flank of the Venus volcano Sif Mons show where the surface has changed between two overflights of the...
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“Hoarfrost” on the summits of Mars’ volcanoes

View of the summit crater of Olympus Mons with bluish-white water ice deposits.© Adomas Valantinas ...
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Electrostatic sense for enemies

When they feel threatened, the caterpillars of many butterfly species roll up. © Sam England ...
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Where does the solar magnetic field originate?

What drives the solar dynamo and thus the magnetic fields and sunspot activity on the sun? © NASA/Goddard, SDO ...
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New electricity storage – the key to the energy transition

Conventional combustion engines will soon be obsolete because car traffic needs to become more climate-friendly. But what comes next?... more In 2011, Germany decided...
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Astronomical splendor with a bright story

The beautiful HD 148937 system has a dramatic development history. © ESO/VPHAS+ team. Acknowledgment: CASU ...
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Record-sized black hole discovered

Video: The record eclipse (red orbit) gave itself away through the wobbling...
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Quantum simulation: tracking down the secrets of the microcosm

The interactions of atoms with laser light play a central role in quantum physics experiments. © Mikhail Rudenko/iStock ...
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Bio-brick construction in space

Illustration of the formation of peptide substances in space. © Yves Almecija - CNRS ...
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Mega burst of radiation from a magnetar

Magnetars have the strongest known magnetic fields in the universe. Artist’s impression © ESA ...
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Why Venus is so parched

Artist's impression of the process by which HCO+ ions react with electrons, causing hydrogen atoms (orange) to escape. © Aurore Simonnet / Atmospheric...
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A super-Earth atmosphere in sight

Artist's impression of the exoplanet 55 Cancri e, which is about twice the size of Earth and orbits closely around its host star. ...
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What the famous 1987A supernova left behind

The signature of ionized argon gas (right) in the 1987A supernova cloud has provided clues to the existence of a neutron star at the...
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Food trail discovered on cannibalistic star

Artist's impression of the white dwarf WD 0816-310, its magnetic field and the disk made of debris from the former planetary system. ©...
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Neighboring stars can blow away planet-building material

Image of the Orion Nebula and zoom on the protoplanetary disk d203-506, taken with the James Webb Space Telescope. © Background image: NASA/ESA/CSA/S....
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How much oxygen is there on the ocean moon?

Charged particles from Jupiter split frozen water molecules on Europa into oxygen and hydrogen. Some O₂ could then be bound in the ice...
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