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Constraints on the dust extinction law of the Galaxy
This work explores data from a few surveys, most notably the serendipitous catalogue from the NASA SWIFT mission that made use of the NUV/optical camera UVOT...
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NewsConstraints on the in situ and ex situ stellar masses in nearby galaxies obtained with artificial intelligenceThe hierarchical model of galaxy evolution suggests that mergers have a substantial impact on the intricate processes that drive stellar assembly within a...
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NewsCoRoT-9b, the first well-known temperate exoplanet.The CoRoT satellite discovers the first Jupiter-like exoplanet, which can be studied in detail when it passes in front of its central star. The CoRoT satellite...
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NewsCosmic amorphous dust in the interstellar medium as a possible explanation for the Anomalous Microwave EmissionThe main emission mechanisms of the interstellar medium (ISM) in the spectral range between the radio and the far infrared are very well characterised and...
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NewsCybele: detection of small silicate grains, water-ice, and organics.The authors show that the surface structure of the primitive asteroid (65) Cybele is covered by a layer of fine anhydrous silicate grains, mixed with smaller...
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NewsDark Matter, Magnetic Fields, and the Rotation Curve of the Milky Way.The study of the disk rotation curve of our Galaxy at large distances provides an interesting scenario for us to test whether magnetic fields should be...
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NewsDating stars with magnetic activityStellar ages are key to several fields of astrophysics such as exoplanet research, galactic-archeology, and of course stellar physics. Obtaining the ages of...
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NewsDeep spectroscopic luminosity function of Abell 85: no evidence for a steep upturn of the faint-end slope.We present a new deep determination of the spectroscopic LF within the virial radius of the nearby and massive Abell 85 (A85) cluster down to the dwarf regime...
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NewsDetection of an extrasolar planetA planet the size of Jupiter (TrES-1) has been detected from its transits around a star K0 V. (Data: M=0.75 ± 0.07 MJ R= 1.08 (+0.18,-0.04) RJ ). This is the...