have gone into developing ways to harness hydrogen energy to fuel our everyday lives
have gone into developing ways to harness hydrogen energy to fuel our everyday lives
Astronomers discover a solar system from the early days of our universe
produced, over time inside stars, and then flung into space as massive stars end their lives
The biological age of a person can be accurately determined from brain images using the latest AI technology, so-called artificial neural networks. Until now, however, it was unclear which features these networks used to infer age. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences have now developed an algorithm that reveals: Age estimation goes back to a whole range of features in the brain, providing general information about a person’s state of health. The algorithm could thus help to detect tumours or Alzheimer’s disease more quickly and allows conclusions to be drawn about the neurological consequences of diseases such as diabetes.
Deep neural networks are an AI technology that is already enriching our everyday lives
The universe is full of natural fusion reactors. Nuclear fusion is a virtually inexhaustible source of energy, and for decades now scientists have been working on exploiting it.
These “black sheep” of the star family are called brown dwarfs.
Betelgeuse, the bright star in the constellation of Orion, has been fascinating astronomers in the recent months because of its unusually strong decline in brightness. Scientists have been discussing a number of scenarios trying to explain its behaviour. Now a team led by Thavisha Dharmawardena of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have shown that most likely unusually large star spots on the surface of Betelgeuse have caused the dimming.
“Towards the end of their lives, stars become red giants,” Dharmawardena explains
In the first all-sky survey by the eROSITA X-ray telescope onboard SRG, astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics have identified a previously unknown supernova remnant, dubbed “Hoinga”. The finding was confirmed in archival radio data and marks the first discovery of a joint Australian-eROSITA partnership established to explore our Galaxy using multiple wavelengths, from low-frequency radio waves to energetic X-rays. The Hoinga supernova remnant is very large and located far from the galactic plane – a surprising first finding – implying that the next years might bring many more discoveries.
Hurley-Walker, ICRAR-Curtin (Radio) Massive stars end their lives in gigantic supernova
New computer models show in detail how supernovae obtain their shape.
© MPA Massive stars end their lives in gigantic explosions, so called supernovae
Radioactive elements in the gaseous clouds of Cassiopeia A provide glimpses into the explosion of massive stars.
© MPA Massive stars end their lives in gigantic explosions, so-called supernovae
Franciele Kruczkiewicz, PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, who first theorized that the stars were composed of hydrogen and helium.
currently successful women scientists who faced similar problems at some point in their lives
Astronomers led by Maria Bergemann (Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy) have performed chemical measurements on stars that could markedly change the way cosmologists measure the Hubble constant and determine the amount of so-called dark energy in our universe. Using improved models of how the presence of chemical elements affects a star’s spectrum, the researchers found that so-called supernovae Type Ia have different properties than previously thought. Based on assumption about their brightness, cosmologists have used those supernovae to measure the expansion history of the universe. In light of the new results, it is now likely those assumptions will need to be revised.
produced in the violent supernova explosions marking the end of certain stars’ lives
