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ALMA sees how matter spirals into a young baby star

Do you remember the last time you were on a merry-go-round on a playground or a fair? Because ofthe fast rotation, you felt like being pushed outward. It would be very hard to make your way to thecenter of the merry-go-round! The same ‘centrifugal force’ is at play in...

One cosmic pretzel for two baby stars

When astronomers looked at this new ALMA image, it reminded them of a pretzel – a pastry shapedlike a knot. But there are no real pretzels in space, of course. So what does the image really show?And what are the two bright spots in the center of the cosmic...

Soap bubbles and jellyfish galaxies

You probably know how to make soap bubbles. First, you put a ring of plastic or metal into a soapbath, and gently pull it out again. The ring is now filled with a thin film of soap. If you hold the ringstill, nothing will happen. But if you start...

What goes on beneath Jupiter’s clouds?

Do you like watching the clouds? It’s a pleasing pastime. If you have enough imagination, the cloudabove your head sometimes resemble faces or animals. Here on Earth, we always look at the clouds from below. But on other planets, we can only seeclouds from above. Even with a large...

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