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Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 24.02.2023

Distant cradles of stars
James Webb Space Telescope unveils star formation in gas and dust networks of other galaxies The first images of the James Webb Space Telescope are helping to uncover the missing pieces of the star formation puzzle in nearby galaxies. Data from the powerful infrared telescope are revealing previously hidden regions where new stars are born. These images provide the first clues as to how networks of gas and dust become the site of active star formation.

Astronomy / Space Science - 23.02.2023

The sluggish dance of supermassive black holes
Large-scale observing campaign provides new insights into black-hole pair at the center of active galaxy OJ 287. A long-term study using data from four telescopes ranging from the radio to the high energy frequency range penetrates to the core of the much-discussed active galaxy OJ 287, revealing more details about what is happening inside it.

Astronomy / Space Science - 23.02.2023

The dance of supermassive black holes
Large-scale observational campaign provides new insights into an assumed black hole binary at the centre of the active galaxy OJ 287 A long-term study with data from four telescopes, ranging from radio to high energy frequencies, has penetrated to the core of the much-discussed active galaxy OJ 287, revealing further details about its interior.

Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 22.02.2023

James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Secrets of Nearby Galaxies
As part of a worldwide collaboration, Heidelberg research groups are studying the impact of young stars on galaxy formation Astronomical observations with the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed a complex network of structures in nearby galaxies. The infrared images offer a detailed view of stars, gas, and dust and therefore of star formation and galaxy development.

Astronomy / Space Science - Earth Sciences - 20.02.2023

Unknown Class of Water-rich Asteroids Identified
New astronomical measurements in the infrared range have led to the identification of a heretofore unknown class of asteroids. An international research team including geoscientists from Heidelberg University has succeeded in characterising these small planets using infrared spectroscopy. They are located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and are - similar to the dwarf planet Ceres - rich in water.

Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 17.02.2023

Distant star cradles
The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Star Formation in Gas and Dust Networks of Other Galaxies Even the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope are helping to clarify questions about how stars form in relatively nearby galaxies. Data from the powerful infrared telescope are revealing to scientists previously hidden regions where new stars are born.

Astronomy / Space Science - Environment - 03.02.2023

An exoplanet that could host life
Astronomers find rare Earth-mass rocky planet suitable for the search for signs of life A newly discovered exoplanet could be worth searching for signs of life. Analyses by a team led by astronomer Diana Kossakowski of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy describe a planet that orbits its home star, the red dwarf Wolf 1069, in the habitable zone.

Physics - Astronomy / Space Science - 23.01.2023

A new model for dark matter
PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Phase transition in the early universe changes strength of interaction between dark and normal matter Dark matter remains one of the greatest mysteries of modern physics. It is clear that it must exist, because without dark matter, for example, the motion of galaxies cannot be explained.

Astronomy / Space Science - 09.01.2023

Eight new super-hot stars
An international team of astronomers has discovered eight of the hottest stars in the universe, all with surfaces hotter than 100,000 degrees Celsius. The work was published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The paper is based on data gathered using the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere, with a 10m x 11m mirror.

Astronomy / Space Science - 14.12.2022

Bilder des James Webb Space Telescope: Blick in das frühe Universum
Using the new space telescope, international research team under Heidelberg leadership discovers galaxy cluster in formation Using the observations of a distant, very luminous galaxy, an international research team has discovered a cluster of galaxies with the aid of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and, at the same time, one of the densest known areas of galaxy formation in the early Universe.

Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 13.12.2022

Antihelium nuclei as messengers from the depths of the galaxy
New findings lay the foundation for the search for dark matter How are galaxies born, and what holds them together? Astronomers assume that dark matter plays an essential role. However, as yet it has not been possible to prove directly that dark matter exists. A research team including Technical University of Munich (TUM) scientists has now measured for the first time the survival rate of antihelium nuclei from the depths of the galaxy - a necessary prerequisite for the indirect search for Dark Matter.

Physics - Astronomy / Space Science - 12.12.2022

Confident x-ray analysis
In future it will be possible to incorporate data from deep space telescopes into the underlying atomic models with a high degree of reliability Very hot gas, as found in the sun's corona or in close proximity to black holes, emits very intense x-rays. It reveals the locally prevailing physical conditions, such as temperature and density.

Astronomy / Space Science - Life Sciences - 12.12.2022

Space missions: Building blocks of life technically detectable on icy moons
Technically, it would be possible for future space missions to detect DNA, lipids and other bacterial components on icy moons with an ocean beneath the ice in our solar system - assuming these building blocks of life exist beyond Earth. This is the conclusion reached by an international team of scientists including Professor Abel's research group at Leipzig University.

Astronomy / Space Science - Life Sciences - 02.12.2022

Building blocks of life would be technically detectable in our solar system
Researchers at Freie Universität Berlin Publish Study in the Journal Astrobiology. In the future, space missions would be at least technically capable of detecting DNA, lipids, and other components of bacteria on ocean moons in our solar system - if such building blocks of life exist outside Earth. This has now been demonstrated in laboratory experiments by an international team led by scientists from the Planetary Science and Remote Sensing Research Group at Freie Universität Berlin.

Astronomy / Space Science - Life Sciences - 02.12.2022

New Findings Could Pave the Way to Detecting the Building Blocks of Life in Our Solar System
It would be technically possible for future space missions to detect DNA, lipids, and other bacterial components on ocean moons in our solar system - provided that these building blocks of life do exist beyond Earth. This is the conclusion that has now been reached by an international team of scientists, led by the Planetary Sciences and Remote Sensing research group at Freie Universität Berlin.

Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 28.11.2022

Deepest look yet into the heart of a quasar
International team observes innermost structure of quasar 3C 273 At the core of almost every galaxy is a supermassive black hole. But there are many different types. Quasars, for example, are one of the brightest and most active types of galaxy centres. An international group, including researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, presents new observations of the first quasar ever identified.

Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 24.11.2022

Catching the dynamic Coronal Web
Researchers discover an important clue as to what mechanism drives the solar wind Using observational data from the U.S. weather satellites GOES, a team of researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Germany has taken an important step toward unlocking one of the Sun-s most persevering secrets: How does our star launch the particles constituting the solar wind into space? The data provide a unique view of a key region in the solar corona to which researchers have had little access so far.

Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 23.11.2022

A sharp look into the nucleus of a quasar
International team observes the innermost structure of the jet of 3C 273 At the core of almost every galaxy is a supermassive black hole. But there are many different types. Quasars, for example, are one of the brightest and most active varieties of galactic centers. An international group, including researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, presents new observations of the first quasar ever identified.

Astronomy / Space Science - 18.11.2022

Black holes in eccentric orbit
A research team from Jena and Turin (Italy) has reconstructed the origin of an unusual gravitational wave signal. As the researchers write in the current issue of the scientific journal "Nature Astronomy", the signal GW190521 may result from the merger of two massive black holes that captured each other in their gravitational field and then collided while spinning around each other in a rapid, eccentric motion (DOI: 10.1038/s41550'022 -01813-w).

Astronomy / Space Science - Physics - 04.11.2022

IceCube neutrinos give us first glimpse into the inner depths of an active galaxy
Mainz-based scientists have been members of the IceCube consortium since 1999 For the first time, an international team of scientists found evidence of high-energy neutrino emission from NGC 1068, also known as Messier 77, an active galaxy in the constellation of Cetus and one of the most familiar and well-studied galaxies to date.