Newsroom – Category: Physics & Astrophysics

The Solar Orbiter is the first spacecraft to study the Sun's poles – and finds the magnetic field in a state of flip more

The detection of atmospheric methane and silicon suggests that it originated in a region analogous to the Solar System’s domain of gas and ice giants. more

Longest and most comprehensive computer simulation of the merger of two neutron stars to date reveals explosive details of the formation of black holes and jets more

Comprehensive scientific dataset sets standards and provides insights into the depths of the universe – thanks in part to strong German participation more

Frank-Walter Steinmeier and a delegation visit some of the largest astronomical observatories threatened by a planned industrial plant on the Chilean coast more

Neural network registers gravitational wave signal from neutron star collisions early on and shows telescopes where to find the subsequent kilonova explosion in the sky more

Just a few months after it was launched, the spacecraft observed one of the most violent flare eruptions on the sun – from its origin to its full release. more

Until now, physics has differentiated between fermions and bosons, but now there is evidence of a third type of particle more

Even after complete deforestation, the average annual precipitation would not change significantly - but its distribution over the year and the region would more

The neutrino observatory KM3Net is located in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea and measures a cosmic neutrino at the highest energies to date more