What is an Active galactic nucleus? Gerd DaniSeptember 30, 2021March 28, 20260 Active galactic nucleus (AGN) is a compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much-higher-than-normal luminosity over… Read More
A New Understanding of Galaxy Evolution with NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Gerd DaniSeptember 21, 2021March 28, 20260 When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches in the mid-2020s, it will revolutionize astronomy by providing a panoramic field… Read More
Discovering WR 102 Gerd DaniSeptember 21, 2021March 28, 20260 The Milky Way is populated by at least 100 billion stars. Less than 10 of these belong to the WO2… Read More
The Venus unknown strangeness Gerd DaniSeptember 21, 2021March 28, 20260 In the Solar System there is a very special planet, where the day lasts more than a whole year! In… Read More
From Planet X to “El Duende”: More than 100 Years in Search of the Solar System’s Farthest Neighbor Gerd DaniSeptember 20, 2021March 28, 20260 In 1906, Percival Lowell raised debate among scholars by asserting the hypothetical existence of a planet in our system other… Read More
The Devil’s Mask Gerd DaniSeptember 19, 2021March 28, 20260 The Devil’s Mask (also known as KTS 59) is a galactic triplet in the constellation of Pavo, and it is… Read More
What is the Circumstellar habitable zone? Gerd DaniSeptember 16, 2021March 28, 20260 Circumstellar habitable zone (CHZ) is the range of orbits around a star within which a planetary surface can support liquid… Read More
Astronomers discover a new type of star pulsar Gerd DaniSeptember 14, 2021March 28, 20260 Four new stars have been identified that vary in brightness by 5%; the Sun’s luminosity varies only 0.1% Scientists discovered… Read More
6 Basic orbital elements – an overview Gerd DaniSeptember 14, 2021March 28, 20260 If you like astronomy, you have to start learnig from basic notioms such as the position of any celestial objiect… Read More
The surroundings of the Andromeda Galaxy! Gerd DaniSeptember 13, 2021March 28, 20260 (Image: Reproduction/Stefan Ziegenbalg) The Milky Way has a big neighbor: the Andromeda galaxy (M31), which is approximately 2.5 million light-years… Read More