Press releases

The stellar cycles and the development of life (6 May 2013)

ad@netaktiv.com (Administrator) — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

The stellar cycles and the development of life

Based on the article "ιHorologi, the first coronal activity cycle in a young solar-like star^*", by J. Sanz-Forcada et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2013, vol. 553, L6

A&A Press Release - Jupiter's atmosphere still contains water supplied by the Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact (23 April 2013)

ad@netaktiv.com (Administrator) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

A&A Press Release - Jupiter's atmosphere still contains water supplied by the Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact

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Based on the article “Spatial distribution of water in the stratosphere of Jupiter from Herschel HIFI and PACS observations”,
by T. Cavalié et al. Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2013, vol. 553, A21

Astronomy & Astrophysics is publishing Herschel observations of water in Jupiter’s stratosphere. It is a clear remnant of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact on Jupiter nearly twenty years ago. Read more »

The turbulent youth of globular clusters (12 April 2013)

ad@netaktiv.com (Administrator) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:55:57 +0000

The turbulent youth of globular clusters

MPE press release

Based on the article "Superbubble dynamics in globular cluster infancy II. Consequences for secondary star formation in the context of self-enrichment via fast rotating massive stars", by M. Krause et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2013, vol. 552, A121

Black hole wakes up and has a light snack (2 April 2013)

ad@netaktiv.com (Administrator) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:45:23 +0000

Black hole wakes up and has a light snack

ESA press release

Based on the article "Tidal disruption of a super-Jupiter in NGC 4845", by M. Nikolajuk and R. Walter

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2013, vol. 552, A75

Sun Block for the Big Dog (27 March 2013)

ad@netaktiv.com (Administrator) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Sun Block for the Big Dog

MPIfR press release

Based on the article "Pure rotational spectra of TiO and TiO₂ in VY Canis Majoris*,**", by T. Kamiński et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2013, vol. 551, A113

Black hole-star pair orbiting at dizzying speed (19 March 2013)

ad@netaktiv.com (Administrator) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Black hole-star pair orbiting at dizzying speed

ESA press release

Based on the article "MAXI J1659-152: the shortest orbital period black-hole transient in outburst*", by E. Kuulkers et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2013, vol. 552, A32

The most complex molecules in the Universe (25 January 2013)

ad@netaktiv.com (Administrator) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:00:00 +0000

The most complex molecules in the Universe

IAC press release

Based on the article "Diffuse interstellar bands in fullerene planetary nebulae: the fullerenes – diffuse interstellar bands connection*", by D. A. García-Hernández and J. J. Díaz-Luis

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2013, vol. 550, L6

Betelgeuse braces for a collision (22 january 2013)

ad@netaktiv.com (Administrator) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Betelgeuse braces for a collision

ESA press release

Based on the article "The enigmatic nature of the circumstellar envelope and bow shock surrounding Betelgeuse as revealed by Herschel*,**", by L. Decin et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2012, vol. 548, A113

Nearby Universe's "Cosmic fog" measured (15 january 2013)

ad@netaktiv.com (Administrator) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Nearby Universe's "Cosmic fog" measured

CNRS press release

Based on the article "Measurement of the extragalactic background light imprint on the spectra of the brightest blazars observed with H.E.S.S.", by HESS Collaboration

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2013, vol. 550, A4