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  1. Adaptive Optics and Star Formation

    In this contribution I will briefly review the growing impact adaptive optics is having on the field of star formation. The volume of interesting...
    François Ménard in Science with Adaptive Optics
    Conference paper
  2. The Accelerating Universe and Dark Energy: Evidence from Type Ia Supernovae

    I discuss the use of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) for cosmological distance determinations. Low-redshift SNe Ia (...
    Chapter
  3. Astronomy in the Andes

    The Andean peoples lived in a world that they considered to be animated by natural but also supernatural forces. These forces were believed to be...
    Émile Biémont in The Incas' Sky
    Chapter 2024
  4. Dynamics of young stellar clusters as planet-forming environments

    Most stars and thus most planetary systems do not form in isolation. The larger star-forming environment affects protoplanetary disks in multiple...

    Megan Reiter, Richard J. Parker in The European Physical Journal Plus
    Article Open access 20 September 2022
  5. Dynamics and clouds in planetary atmospheres from telescopic observations

    This review presents an insight into our current knowledge of the atmospheres of the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, the...

    Agustín Sánchez-Lavega, Patrick Irwin, Antonio García Muñoz in The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
    Article Open access 06 December 2023
  6. Star-Forming Regions

    Since the 1980s, the Einstein Observatory has shown that the Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) emit X-rays with luminosities, in the 0.3–8 keV bandpass,...
    Living reference work entry 2023
  7. Ultraviolet spectropolarimetry with polstar: interstellar medium science

    Continuum polarization over the UV-to-microwave range is due to dichroic extinction (or emission) by asymmetric, aligned dust grains. Scattering can...

    B-G Andersson, G. C. Clayton, ... P. A. Scowen in Astrophysics and Space Science
    Article Open access 14 December 2022
  8. Earth=Venus, part II: future Earth?

    A review of the Earth’s history; ancient climate records; continents and climate, little ice ages; migrating habitable zones and...
    Michael Carroll in Planet Earth, Past and Present
    Chapter 2023
  9. Chemical Enrichment in Groups and Clusters

    As building blocks of dust, rocky planets, and even complex life, the chemical elements heavier than hydrogen (H) and helium (He) – called “metals”...
    François Mernier, Veronica Biffi in Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
    Reference work entry 2024
  10. The Plasma Environment of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

    The environment of a comet is a fascinating and unique laboratory to study plasma processes and the formation of structures such as shocks and...

    Charlotte Goetz, Etienne Behar, ... Martin Volwerk in Space Science Reviews
    Article Open access 10 November 2022
  11. The Early History of Heliospheric Science and the Spacecraft That Made It Possible

    Our understanding of the interaction of the large-scale heliosphere with the local interstellar medium (LISM) has undergone a profound change since...

    G. P. Zank, V. Sterken, ... B. Heber in Space Science Reviews
    Article Open access 25 May 2022
  12. In Situ Observations of Interstellar Pickup Ions from 1 au to the Outer Heliosphere

    Interstellar pickup ions are an ubiquitous and thermodynamically important component of the solar wind plasma in the heliosphere. These PUIs are born...

    E. J. Zirnstein, E. Möbius, ... P. Swaczyna in Space Science Reviews
    Article Open access 09 May 2022
  13. Planetesimal rings as the cause of the Solar System’s planetary architecture

    Astronomical observations reveal that protoplanetary disks around young stars commonly have ring- and gap-like structures in their dust...

    Andre Izidoro, Rajdeep Dasgupta, ... Andrea Isella in Nature Astronomy
    Article 30 December 2021
  14. Final Stages of Luminous Stars

    In this chapter, we take a step further and discuss the star developmentstar development beyond the initial state. Figure 5.1 gives us an overview....
    Karl-Heinz Spatschek in Astrophysics
    Chapter 2024
  15. Interplanetary Dust, Meteoroids, Meteors and Meteorites

    Interplanetary dust particles and meteoroids mostly originate from comets and asteroids. Understanding their distribution in the Solar system, their...

    Detlef Koschny, Rachel H. Soja, ... Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez in Space Science Reviews
    Article 21 May 2019
  16. Inversion algorithm for non-spherical dust particle size distributions

    Dust particles are the main aerosol component of the atmosphere, and can influence human, environmental, and ecological health. Particle size...

    Siyu Cai, Jiandong Mao, ... Hongjiang Sheng in Optical Review
    Article 01 April 2019
  17. Flickering Candles: Cepheid Variable Stars

    Cepheid variable stars change their intrinsic luminosity in a Cepheid variablespecific manner with periods ranging from days to months. In the early...
    Gautam Gangopadhyay, Anirban Kundu in Rhythm in the Sky
    Chapter 2024
  18. Stellar flares

    Magnetic storms on stars manifest as remarkable, randomly occurring changes of the luminosity over durations that are tiny in comparison to the...

    Adam F. Kowalski in Living Reviews in Solar Physics
    Article Open access 24 April 2024
  19. The Evolution of Galaxies and Active Galaxies with Cosmic Epoch

    Evolutionary changes in the properties of all classes of extragalactic systems with cosmic epoch have been observed in all accessible astronomical...
    Malcolm S. Longair in Galaxy Formation
    Chapter 2023
  20. Surface Compositions of Trojan Asteroids

    The Jupiter Trojan asteroids are a key population for understanding the chemical and dynamical evolution of the Solar System. Surface compositions of...

    Joshua P. Emery, Richard P. Binzel, ... Ian Wong in Space Science Reviews
    Article Open access 25 March 2024
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