Astronomy

Exploded star collides with its stellar sister – which then explodes too

Astronomers have found evidence that a stellar collision can also lead to a supernova explosion. A supernova is the phenomenon where a star explodes in...

Some white dwarfs have been fooling us for years

They pretend to be younger than they actually are. But the Hubble Space Telescope now sees through that outward appearance. When our sun is...

New images of asteroid Kleopatra cautiously suggest she gave birth to her own moon

The 'dog bone' asteroid orbits so fast that its mane may have formed from thrown material. In the asteroid belt, located between the planets Mars...

History will be made this week with the first-ever fully-manned orbital spaceflight

On the night from Wednesday to Thursday, SpaceX will put four 'ordinary people' into orbit. A first. The first fully civilian-manned orbital spaceflight was...

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...

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