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The total eclipse of the Moon at about 21h, here in Vienna

Welcome aboard, Emily! We are delighted that you are joining us in Vienna. Can’t wait!

Alt text (just realised the setting is only per-computer, sorry 😭) 🧪 Picture 1: their Fig. 1, showing the location of the Sun compared to the Radcliffe wave dust clouds and clusters Picture 2: their Fig. 3, showing multiple views of the Sun's orbit over time compared to the gas clouds in the wave

Interesting paper out today by Efrem Maconi, @joaoalves.bsky.social et al.! They find that the Sun probably passed through a massive wave of interstellar dust and gas (the Radcliffe wave) around 11 to 18 million years ago. 🔭🧪 #milkyway #planetsci arxiv.org/abs/2502.16360

The Galactic Journey of our Solar System 🌌✨🔭 An international research team led by Uni Vienna has discovered that the Solar System traversed the Orion star-forming complex, a component of the Radcliffe Wave galactic structure, approximately 14 million years ago. 🔍 Read more about their findings: ⤵️

Dear all, it is our great pleasure to release the 1st announcement of our StellarOrigins2025 conference! #stellarorigins2025 website: stellarorigins2025.univie.ac.at

The Star Formation Newsletter #367 is out: https://www.starformation.news/