Astronomy

Hot candidate for atmosphere research

Artist's impression of the surface of the planet Gliese 486b. The astronomers suspect a Venus-like surface with glowing lava flows, but which could...

The most distant “radio loud” quasar

Illustration of the quasar P172 + 18 (Image: ESO / M. Kornmesser) Quasars are the brightest and most distant objects that can be observed in...

Physicists measure the smallest gravitational force to date

Gold balls as test masses. (Image: Tobias Westphal / University of Vienna) Gravitation is formative for our universe - and yet it is elusive....

Exoplanet in second garment?

Artist's impression of the planet GJ 1132b with what is probably the second atmosphere in its evolutionary history. (Image: NASA, ESA, and R....

Hydrogen chloride on Mars

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter examines the composition of the atmosphere on Mars. (Image: ESA) Even if Mars is one of the best-researched planets...

The wild cosmos in view

Modern astronomy always leads to new aha moments. (Image: MarioGuti / iStock) From galactic magnetic fields, the cosmic baby boom and the turbulent formation...

A planetary system with a receding star

Illustration of the planetary system K2-290. (Image: Christoffer Grønne) Usually stars and their planets are aligned in the same direction. The planets orbit...

The current Mars rover mission at a glance

The Rover Perseverance is the size of a small car and is equipped with impressive high-tech. (Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech) “Perseverance” successfully arrived on...

Collision extinguishes galaxy

This illustration shows the gas flow emanating from the galaxy ID2299. (Image: ESO / M. Kornmesser) In the cosmos there are many large galaxies...

Ancient mass giant

Quasars are among the brightest objects in the cosmos. (Image: NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. Da Silva) Quasars are the giants of...

Dwarf planet with bruises

This false color photograph shows the blue shimmering areas on Ceres in turquoise. (Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech, UCLA, MPS / DLR / IDA...

Ancient carbonates are evidence of water

The Flensburg meteorite, which weighs 24.5 grams, is around 4.5 billion years old. (Image: A. Bischoff / M. Patzek, University of Münster) The Flensburg...

Five planets in harmonic dance

Planets in the TOI-178 system (illustration). (Image: ESO / L. Calçada / spaceengine.org) Astronomers have already discovered several stars with many planets in space,...

This is how Martian water becomes oxygen and fuel

There could be usable water sources on Mars for future missions. But the wetness of the red planet is problematic. (Image: dottedhippo...

New star catalog of the Milky Way

Gaia telescope in front of the Milky Way (Image: ESA / ATG medialab, ESA / Gaia / DPAC) The Gaia Space Telescope has been scanning...

An extrasolar “Planet 9”

This is how the exoplanet HD 106906 b could look on its inclined outer orbit. (Image: ESA / Hubble, M. Kornmesser) Astronomers have been...

Mysterious particles in sight

Researchers have determined the forces that act between protons and hyperons - particles with mysterious properties. The results are also a key to...

Intergalactic web discovered

This illustration shows the gigantic gas web (left) of the Abell 3391/95 system (right). (Image: Reiprich et al., Astronomy & Astrophysics, doi: 10.1051...

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