"In order to get such high sensitivity in the mid-infrared, one needs to go to space, as the atmosphere severely messes up ...

A groundbreaking simulation has recreated the Milky Way in astonishing detail. Discover how it’s changing science forever.

An international research team led by PD Dr. Florian Peissker at the University of Cologne has used the new observation ...

Astronomers have identified a massive cosmic structure exerting enough force to subtly redirect the motion of our galaxy. The ...

His analysis points to a possible signal from hypothetical particles known as weakly interacting massive particles. These particles, often called wimps, are a leading candidate for dark matter. They ...

New observations made with the ERIS instrument at the Very Large Telescope facility disprove the assumption that the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way devours nearby dust objects ...

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Within the diameter of Jupiter’s orbit around the Sun, the coincidence between the perijove distance and the Hill radius has a statistical likelihood smaller than 0.00004. In case the ...

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3I/ATLAS is only the third known interstellar visitor, hence the prefix “3I.” The second known interstellar body, Comet 2I/Borisov, was discovered by the Russian astronomer Gennady Borisov in August ...

A newly announced analysis of comet 3I/ATLAS has renewed global scientific interest in interstellar objects and their ...

A technique called interferometry can greatly magnify tiny objects on the sky, and is powerful enough to reveal the surfaces ...