Tuesday, July 9, 2013

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News


Matter-antimatter asymmetry: Using the sun to illuminate a basic mystery of matter

Posted: 08 Jul 2013 07:34 AM PDT

Antimatter has been detected in solar flares via microwave and magnetic-field data, according to researchers. The finding sheds light on the puzzling strong asymmetry between matter and antimatter by gathering data on a very large scale using the Sun as a laboratory.

Cosmic dust belts without dust

Posted: 08 Jul 2013 07:29 AM PDT

Planets and asteroids, red giants and brown dwarfs – there are all kinds of objects in our Universe. Debris disks are among them. These are belts consisting of countless dust particles and planetesimals, circling around one central star. Debris disks are an important piece in the puzzle to be able to better understand the variety of planetary systems.

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