Piecing Together Humanity’s Astrophysical Ancestry
What have we learned from the space probes that visited asteroids Itokawa, Ryugu, and Bennu? Quite a lot about the early, forming Solar System – which might include some prehistoric biology…
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[Beyond] Code in Astro: how to simulate a Protoplanetary Disc with DustPy
How do astrophysicists research and model planet formation in protoplanetary discs? Learn how to simulate a protoplanetary disc using DustPy: software commonly used in state-of-the-art research!
All Aboard the ARK(S Survey)!
The first set of high-resolution ALMA observations of exoKuiper belts has been released, and they reveal an unprecedented wealth of structure.
Use the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Luke! The JEDIce view of a protoplanetary disc
JWST offers new insights into the vertical structure of this protoplanetary disc, special for the ambient emitting background that provides a back-light. Find out what the JEDIce program has discovered!
Heavy Water with Heavy Implications
Astronomers have observed the abundance of heavy water (D2O) in the V883 Ori disc, providing a crucial insight into the history of water – with some implications for Earth’s water and maybe more…