2016 Press releases

Astronomers discover dark past of planet-eating "Death Star"

Based on the article "The Solar Twin Planet Search
V. Close-in, low-mass planet candidates and evidence of planet accretion in the solar twin HIP 68468",
by Jorge Meléndez et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2017, 597, A34

Nearby ageing star previews the future of Solar system planets

Based on the article "ALMA observations of the nearby AGB star L₂ Puppis
I. Mass of the central star and detection of a candidate planet",
by P. Kervella et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 596, A92

HI4PI: A new all-sky survey of neutral hydrogen

Based on the article "HI4PI: a full-sky H i survey based on EBHIS and GASS⋆",
by HI4PI collab. et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 594, A116

The Future of Alpha Centauri

Based on the article "Close stellar conjunctions of α Centauri A and B until 2050",
by P. Kervella et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 594, A107

Highest Resolution Image of Eta Carinae

Based on the article "VLTI-AMBER velocity-resolved aperture-synthesis imaging of η Carinae with a spectral resolution of 12 000",
by Weigelt et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 594, A106

A comparison model for the Sun

Based on the article "A solar-like magnetic cycle on the mature K-dwarf 61 Cygni A (HD 201091)",
by Sudeshna Boro Saikia et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 594, A29

Second ring discovered in the Butterfly Nebula

Based on the article "ALMA high spatial resolution observations of the dense molecular region of NGC 6302",
by M. Santander-García et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016,

Twin jets pinpoint the heart of an active galaxy

Based on the article "A highly magnetized twin-jet base pinpoints a supermassive black hole",
by A.-K. Baczko et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 593, A47

Starving Black Hole Returns Brilliant Galaxy to the Shadows

Based on the articles

"The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS) — Mrk 1018 returns to the shadows after 30 years as a Seyfert 1",
by R.E. McElroy et al
"The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS) — What is causing Mrk 1018’s return to the shadows after 30 years?",
by B. Husemann et al

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 593

Gaia’s billion-star map hints at treasures to come

Based on the articles:

• "Gaia Data Release 1. Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties",
  by Gaia Collaboration
• "The Gaia mission", by Gaia Collaboration

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016

First stars formed even later than previously thought

Based on the articles:

• "Planck intermediate results. XLVI. Reduction of large-scale systematic effects in HFI polarization maps and estimation of the reionization optical depth", by Planck Collaboration
• "Planck intermediate results. XLVII. Planck constraints on reionization history", by Planck Collaboration

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016

Cosmic Neighbors Inhibit Star Formation, Even in the Early-universe

Based on the article "Stellar mass function of cluster galaxies at z ~ 1.5: evidence for reduced quenching efficiency at high redshift",
by Julie B. Nantais et al

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 592, A161

How Comets Are Born

Based on the article "The primordial nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko",
by B.J.R. Davidsson et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 592, A63

The secret life of the Orion Nebula: Dancing filaments and a possible new way to form large star clusters

Based on the article "Slingshot mechanism in Orion: Kinematic evidence for ejection of protostars by filaments",
by Amelia M. Stutz and Andrew Gould

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 590, A2

New Herschel maps and catalogues reveal stellar nurseries across the Galactic Plane

Based on the article "Hi-GAL, the Herschel infrared Galactic Plane Survey: photometric maps and compact source catalogues. First data release for Inner Milky Way: +68° > l >-70° ",
by Molinari et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 591, A149

The Missing Brown Dwarfs

Based on the article "A non-uniform distribution of the nearest brown dwarfs",
by G. Bihain and R.-D. Scholz

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 589, A26

Planet 9 takes shape

Based on the article "Evolution and Magnitudes of Candidate Planet Nine",
by E. Linder/C. Mordasini

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 589, A134

A new view of the X-ray sky

Based on the article "Second ROSAT all-sky survey (2RXS) source catalogue",
by Th. Boller et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016, 588, A103