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Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Vienna
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The Star Formation Newsletter
about 1 month ago
The Star Formation Newsletter is back! 🔭☄️ 🥳 From February onwards, we're returning with monthly round-ups of star and planet formation papers, interviews, and more!
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The Star Formation Newsletter Returns - The Star Formation Newsletter
The Star Formation Newsletter is back after a hiatus. This post explains its future direction.
https://starformationnews.org/editorials/2026/we-are-back
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The total eclipse of the Moon at about 21h, here in Vienna
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Welcome aboard, Emily! We are delighted that you are joining us in Vienna. Can’t wait!
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Emily Hunt
about 1 year ago
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
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Emily Hunt
about 1 year ago
Interesting paper out today by Efrem Maconi,
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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
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Universität Wien / University of Vienna
about 1 year ago
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: ⤵️
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The Galactic Journey of our Solar System
Our sun and its planets crossed the Radcliffe Wave in the well-known Orion complex
https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/recent-press-releases/detailansicht-en/artikel/the-galactic-journey-of-our-solar-system/
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Stellar Origins 2025 @ Vienna
about 1 year ago
Dear all, it is our great pleasure to release the 1st announcement of our StellarOrigins2025 conference!
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website:
stellarorigins2025.univie.ac.at
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The Star Formation Newsletter #367 is out:
https://www.starformation.news/
over 2 years ago
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