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First detection of heavy methanol in space

Cosmic chemistry: Astronomers have discovered methanol molecules around a protostar for the first time, in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by the...

Nobel Prize in Physics for the IceCube neutrino detector

Catcher of “ghost particles”: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics will go to Francis Halzen, the “father” of the IceCube neutrino observatory at the...

Secret of long X-ray flashes revealed

Mysterious X-ray flashes: Minute-long X-ray explosions of unclear origin are puzzling astronomers. Now a cosmic explosion reveals: These long X-ray flashes are not caused...

Astronomers discover first “Phoenix” planet

Planet from the ashes: Astronomers have discovered a planet formed from the debris of its dying star for the first time. The “Phoenix” planet...

Pluto’s atmosphere is becoming thinner

Is a collapse coming? The dwarf planet Pluto is currently moving away from the sun. This has consequences: Pluto's atmosphere has been getting thinner...

Friday morning: Lunar eclipse shortly before sunrise

Celestial spectacle: Friday morning shortly before sunrise there will be a deep partial lunar eclipse: the earth's shadow will darken around 93 percent of...

Mars’ interior is hotter in the south than in the north

Planetary division: The planet Mars not only has plateaus and depressions distributed unequally across the hemispheres, its interior is also surprisingly asymmetrical. The Martian...

Mystery of “obese” black holes solved?

Inexplicably massive: Detectors repeatedly capture gravitational waves from black holes that are in an actually “forbidden” mass range. Now astronomers may have found an...

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