2015 Press releases

ALMA Reveals Planetary Construction Sites

Based on the article "Resolved gas cavities in transitional disks inferred from CO isotopologues with ALMA",
by N. van der Marel et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015, 585, A58

The Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey

Based on the article "The Effelsberg-Bonn H i Survey: Milky Way gas⋆",
by B. Winkel et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015, 585, A41

First image of the visible photosphere of a star other than the Sun

Based on the article "The close circumstellar environment of Betelgeuse",
by P. Kervella et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015, 585, A28

Aging Star’s Weight Loss Secret Revealed

Based on the article "Large dust grains in the wind of VY Canis Majoris ",
by P. Scicluna et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015, 584, L10

Dark matter or the smell of sulphur?

Based on the article "A novel scenario for the possible X-ray line feature at ~3.5 keV: Charge exchange with bare sulfur ions",
by L. Gu et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

Another Dimension: 3D visualisation redefines Milky Way's local architecture

Based on the article "Cosmography of OB stars in the solar neighbourhood⋆",
by H. Bouy and J. Alves

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015, 584, A26

Rosetta’s first peek at the comet’s south pole

Based on the article "Dark side of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in Aug-Oct 2014. MIRO/Rosetta continuum observations of polar night in the southern regions ",
by M. Choukroun et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

Comet surface changes before Rosetta’s eyes

Based on the article "Temporal morphological changes in the Imhotep region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko",
by O. Groussin et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

ATCA provides the evidence for star formation fuelled by atomic gas inflowing from the outer space

Based on the article "Massive stars formed in atomic hydrogen reservoirs: HI observations of gamma-ray burst host galaxies",
by Michał J. Michałowski et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

Rosetta shows how comet interacts with the solar wind

Based on the articles:

"Evolution of the ion environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - Observations between 3.6 and 2.0 AU",
by H. Nilsson et al.
To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

"Rosetta observations of solar wind interaction with the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko",
by T.W. Broiles et al.
To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

"Solar wind sputtering of dust on the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko",
by P. Wurz et al.
To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

Inside Imhotep

Based on the article "Geomorphology of the Imhotep region on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations ",
by A.-T. Auger et al.

To be Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

Getting to know Rosetta’s comet: boundary conditions

Based on the article "Regional surface morphology of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta/OSIRIS images ",
by M.R. El-Maarry et al.

To be Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

Jupiter Twin Discovered Around Solar Twin

Based on the article "The Solar Twin Planet Search II. A Jupiter twin around a solar twin ",
by M. Bedell et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015, 581, A34

Exposed water ice detected on comet’s surface

Based on the article "OSIRIS observations of meter-size exposures of H2O ice at the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and interpretation using laboratory experiments",
by A. Pommerol et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

Instabilities at the surface of magnetic white dwarfs

Based on the articles:

"Quasi-periodic oscillations in accreting magnetic white dwarfs*
I. Observational constraints in X-ray and optical",
by J.M. Bonnet-Bidaud et al.
Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015, 579, A24

"Quasi-periodic oscillations in accreting magnetic white dwarfs
II. The asset of numerical modelling for interpreting observations",
by C. Busschaert et al.
Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015, 579, A25

Rosetta tracks debris around comet

Based on the articles:

"Orbital elements of the material surrounding comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ",
by B.J.R. Davidsson et al.
To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

"Search for satellites near comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko using Rosetta/OSIRIS images",
by I. Bertini et al.
To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

MIRO maps water in comet’s coma

Based on the article "Distribution of water around the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at 3.4 AU from the Sun as seen by the MIRO instrument on Rosetta ",
by N. Biver et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015

Twisted magnetic loop in the Giraffe galaxy IC 342

Based on the article "Magnetic fields in the nearby spiral galaxy IC 342: A multi-frequency radio polarization study*,**",
by Rainer Beck

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015, 578, A93