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Humanity has been living on this planet for thousands of years, alongside countless other creatures. It seems like a long time. Like this planet has always been this way. But before us, there were millions of years, when others ruled this world: the dinosaurs. Their species was around for much, muc…

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Astronomy can only be enjoyed and practiced at night? It's a common misconception! Actually, there is plenty to do and see in a daytime sky, you just have to know where to look and how to be safe. Please, always take good care of your eyesight and never look directly into the sun, especially not wi…
Wieso fehlt der häufigste Planetentyp der Milchstraße ausgerechnet bei uns im Sonnensystem? Wo sind die Supererden der Sonne? Vielleicht liegt die Antwort auf diese Frage nicht in der Geburt unseres Sternensystems, sondern in einem viel späteren Moment. Als die Sonne ihre Kinder fraß. Ein Forschung…
Go on a sky tour with Paul to discover the many wonderful things, which can be observed during this time of the year. As summer comes to a close, the sky changes once more, revealing new constellations, planets and maybe even some deep sky objects. All you need is a guide, to lead you through the s…
Über 250 Stück haben wir inzwischen entdeckt: seltsame rote Punkte im ganz frühen Universum. Sie verhalten es überhaupt nicht so, dass wir sie einem bekannten Objekt zuordnen könnten. Außerdem müssen sie ziemlich hell sein, wenn wir sie aus solcher Entfernung noch vergleichsweise stark leuchten seh…
Very soon, on the evening of August 12th, there will be a special event for us to behold. Well, for some of us. The solar eclipse will be visibile in its totality in Iceland, Greenland and parts of Spain and Portugal as well as some mediterranian islands.  But even in the rest of western Europe, p…
Vor 66 Millionen Jahren starben die nicht flugfähigen Dinosaurier aus. Asteroideneinschlag, Tsunami, Feuersturm, Impakt-Winter, Ende. Das wissen wir schon länger. Aber es gibt immer noch jede Menge Forschung zu dieser Katastrophe. Zum Beispiel anhand der mikroskopischen Überreste, die vom Einschläg…
A permanent base on the moon - sounds like science fiction? Well, it may be way closer than you migh believe. Within the Artemis program, a lunar outpost is actually part of the plan. It is clear: this time, we go to the moon to stay. So, we might see the first lunar base built within our lifetimes…
Kugelsternhaufen sind alt. Richtig alt. Uralt, eigentlich. Sie sind die ältesten Bewohner der Milchstraße. Die Sterndichte in ihren Zentren ist unvorstellbar hoch, viele tausende Male höher als in der Umgebung der Sonne. Wie sieht ein Sternenhimmel innerhalb eines Kugelsternhaufens aus? Wieso passe…
Some people spend hours between trees, looking for birds. Some people sit in cafés and watch the passing pedestrians. Some people book tours on little boats to catch a glimpse of a whale or dolphin. And some people, like Paul, are planet watchers! They are both fascinating and mostly fairly easy to…
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