Astronomy

Large number of building blocks for life found around very young stars

It cautiously suggests that many other planets are also being treated at birth to the organic molecules that ultimately led to the emergence of...

SpaceX shoots four civilians into orbit

And with that, the first-ever fully manned orbital space flight is a fact. At the same time, however, it is also the prelude...

“Exhaust gas” from galaxies analyzed

Side view of a galaxy (white) and the gas it emits (orange). (Image: James Josephides / Swinburne Astronomical Productions) Gas is the raw material...

Milky Way is less homogeneous than expected

Hydrogen gas (magenta) flows into the Milky Way. The section shows the solar neighborhood. (Image: Mark A. Garlick) Our home galaxy consists not...

News from the “dog bone asteroid”

Recordings from different angles enabled the development of a detailed 3D model of the bizarrely shaped asteroid. (Image: ESO / Vernazza, Marchis et...

Why coasters fly badly

Aerodynamic Research of a special kind: Physicists have clarified why beer coasters cannot be thrown like frisbees, but instead fall quickly to the ground. Source:...

Half as heavy as Venus

Artist's impression of the "light" exoplanet around the star L 98-59 (Image: ESO / M. Kornmesser) A minimal record and other exciting findings: Astronomers have...

“Eating behavior” indicates mass

Artist's impression of the accretion disk of a supermassive black hole. (Credit: Mark A. Garlick / Simons Foundation) How heavy are the supermassive black...

Where did the radioactive elements come from

Prestellar clumps of gas in the star-forming region of Rho Ophiuchus. (Image: João Alves / ESO VISIONS) The earth and other planets in the...

Cosmic tear before the supernova

Artist's impression of the HD265435 system: The smaller white dwarf distorts the hot lower dwarf into a teardrop shape. (Image: University of Warwick...

Magnificent insights into galactic cradles

Examples of five galaxies recorded as part of the PHANGS project. (Image: ESO / PHANGS) Wonderful - and informative: Astronomers present new images of...

“Deep” vibrations of the sun discovered

Representation of the observed oscillation (left) compared to the model of the processes on the sun and in its interior. (Image: MPS /...

Where moons are born

Close-up of the moon-forming disk around a young gas giant almost 400 light-years away from us. The image shows the planet and its...

View inside Mars

The interior of Mars (Image: Chris Bickel / Science) Mars has been explored by space probes for years and many details of its surface and...

First observation of an electron capture supernova

The 2018zd supernova (white spot right) (Image: NASA / STSCI / J. Depasquale; Las Cumbres Observatory) Two types of star explosions have been known for...

Collision between neutron star and black hole

Collision of a neutron star with a black hole. (Image: Carl Knox, OzGrav / Swinburne University) After several as yet unclear candidates, astronomers have...

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