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High temperatures and extreme wind speeds influence the chemistry inside the planet’s atmosphere.
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Career opportunities for astronomers in satellite communications were highlighted at an information event.
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Hubert Klahr, head of the Theoretical Astrophysics working group in the Planet and Star Formation (PSF) department at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, has been awarded one of the…
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Astronomers identify the origins of a galactic wind caused by intense star formation and fireworks of supernova explosions.
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Astronomers have identified what could be two of the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks: Named “Shakti” and “Shiva”, these appear to be the remnants of two galaxies that merged between 12 and 13…
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