Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Watch a Simulation of a Galaxy, From the Big Bang Until the Present Day
The large-scale and highly-detailed TNG50 simulation has allowed scientists to shed new light on the evolution of the cosmos and…
The First Stars Formed Very Quickly
Based on a new study, it is possible that the first stars in our Universe formed about 1 billion years…
Stunning First Ever Photograph of a Newly Forming Planet
A team of international astronomers recently captured the first image of a newly-formed planet, which will allow astronomers to test…
Behind the Scenes: The “Making Of” the First Brown Dwarf Surface Map
By now, you will probably have heard that astronomers have produced the first global weather map for a brown dwarf.…
Astronomers Discover Ancient Planetary System
[/caption] From a press release from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy: A group of European astronomers has discovered an…
NASA Unveils Thrilling First Full Frame Images of Vesta from Dawn
[/caption] NASA has just released the first full frame images of Vesta- and they are thrilling! The new images unveil…
Exoplanet of Extragalactic Origin Could Foretell Our Solar System’s Future
[/caption] While astronomers have detected over 500 extrasolar planets during the past 15 years, this latest one might have the…
Spiral Galaxies Could Eat Dwarfs All Across the Universe
[/caption] For years, astronomers have seen evidence that – at least in our own local neighborhood -- spiral galaxies are…