Astronomy

Planet with highly eccentric orbit discovered

Video: Artist's impression of the unusually elliptical orbit of the planet TIC...

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...

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....

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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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