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ALMA Reveals Teenage Years of the New Worlds
ALMA Reveals Teenage Years of the New Worlds
Attila Moór, senior research fellow
2026. january 20.
An international research team used the ALMA antenna array to capture the most detailed image ever of 24 debris disks, which may help better understand the turbulent adolescence of planetary systems.
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James Webb Space Telescope finds never-before-seen changes in a planet-forming disk around a twin star
James Webb Space Telescope finds never-before-seen changes in a planet-forming disk around a twin star
Ágnes Kóspál, scientific advisor
2026. january 12.
A Hungarian-led international research team has discovered that the birthplace of Tattoine-like planetary systems is undergoing unprecedented variability.
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Astronomers Create First Detailed Map of the “Flying Saucer” Disk, Revealing Building Blocks of New Planets
Astronomers Create First Detailed Map of the “Flying Saucer” Disk, Revealing Building Blocks of New Planets
Ágnes Kóspál
2025. december 09.
An international research team including Ágnes Kóspál from Konkoly Observatory has created the first detailed map of the molecular layers within a planet-forming disk – the flattened cloud of gas and dust surrounding a young star, where planets are born.
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Gemini Observatory confirms predictions made by Konkoly researchers on the existence of Betelgeuse's companion star
Gemini Observatory confirms predictions made by Konkoly researchers on the existence of Betelgeuse's companion star
CSFK
2025. july 29.
Our researchers predicted last year that a companion star might be orbiting the red supergiant. After several attempts to detect it, an independent research team has now succeeded in observing the celestial body using direct imaging.
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Euclid discovers a stunning Einstein ring
Euclid discovers a stunning Einstein ring
Kovács András, Tudományos munkatárs
2025. february 10.
Euclid, the European Space Agency’s dark Universe detective, has made an astonishing discovery – right in our cosmic backyard.
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Starspot activity of the red giant XX Trianguli indicate non-periodic, chaotic dynamo
Starspot activity of the red giant XX Trianguli indicate non-periodic, chaotic dynamo
CSFK
2024. december 04.
Spectacular movie showing 16 years of starspot evolution.
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Nuclear physicists and astrophysicists have measured the time scale of the Sun's birth
Nuclear physicists and astrophysicists have measured the time scale of the Sun's birth
2024. november 14.
Have you ever wondered how long it took for our Sun to form within its stellar nursery?
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Betelgeuse and Betelbuddy? Red supergiant in Orion likely has a stellar companion
Betelgeuse and Betelbuddy? Red supergiant in Orion likely has a stellar companion
CSFK / Jane Beaufore
2024. october 21.
New results from HUN-REN CSFK researchers and their US colleagues suggest that the six-year light variations of Betelgeuse may be caused by a previously unknown companion star.
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