Solar and Stellar Variabilities

A star’s chemical composition strongly influences the ultraviolet radiation it emits into space and thus the conditions for the emergence of life in its neighbourhood. more

Eliana Amazo Gómez receives her doctorate as the 200th graduate of the “Solar System School”. more

Starspot regions occurring preferentially in large clusters could be the cause of the strong brightness fluctuations of solar-like stars. more

A single star has provided information about the collision of the Milky Way with the dwarf galaxy Gaia-Enceladus. The event likely took place approximately 11.5 billion years ago. more

Our Sun is a special star in comparison to other stars of similar size, luminosity, and magnetic properties. The group searches of the reason of this difference by looking at a link between the Sun and stars. Can findings from solar research be transferred to distant stars? more