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Star formation across cosmic time
Fundamental Plasma PhysicsThe interstellar medium of galaxies is composed of multiple phases, including molecular, atomic, and ionized gas, as well as dust. Stars are formed within this medium from cold molecular gas clouds, which collapse due to their gravitational attraction ...
Jonathan Freundlich
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The Great Cosmic Silence: What Does the Fermi Paradox Tell About the Future of Humanity?
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines how institutional time horizons shape the long‐term survival prospects of human technological civilisation. While research on global catastrophic and existential risks has expanded, the temporal structures of political‐economic institutions remain underexamined.
Heikki Patomäki
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The Astrophysical JournalMeasuring the properties of the cold neutral medium (CNM) in low-metallicity galaxies provides insights into heating and cooling mechanisms in early Universe-like environments.
Nickolas M. Pingel +17 more
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Magnetic Misalignment of Interstellar Dust Filaments
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 We present evidence for scale-independent misalignment of interstellar dust filaments and magnetic fields. We estimate the misalignment by comparing millimeter-wave dust-polarization measurements from Planck with filamentary structures identified in ...
Ari J. Cukierman +2 more
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Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.Abstract Volatile‐rich xenolithic clasts in different types of brecciated meteorites represent unique pristine solar system material. This study investigates the maturity and thermal history of organic matter using Raman spectroscopy and aqueous alteration effects using infrared spectroscopy in the matrix of 15 volatile‐rich clasts (C1 and CM‐like ...
Swarna Prava Das +7 more
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Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.Abstract Amorphous carbon (αC) is found in various extraterrestrial particles, including those thought to originate from the outer Solar System. αC can form through two main processes involving C‐rich materials: exposure to energetic charged particles and thermal processing.
M. Germanà +10 more
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H i Kinematics and the E(B − V)/N(H i) Ratio
The Astrophysical JournalThe λ 21 cm H i emission that is used to trace the gas-to-dust ratio at high Galactic latitudes has contributions from material beyond the Milky Way disk, with uncertain and likely subsolar metallicity and dust content.
Harvey Liszt
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Spaceborne and spaceborn: Physiological aspects of pregnancy and birth during interplanetary flight
Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract Crewed interplanetary return missions that are on the planning horizon will take years, more than enough time for initiation and completion of a pregnancy. Pregnancy is viewed as a sequence of processes – fertilization, blastocyst formation, implantation, gastrulation, placentation, organogenesis, gross morphogenesis, birth and neonatal ...
Arun V. Holden
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Where Does the Energy Go during the Interstellar NH3 Formation on Water Ice? A Computational Study
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 In the coldest (10–20 K) regions of the interstellar medium, the icy surfaces of interstellar grains serve as solid-state supports for chemical reactions.
Stefano Ferrero +5 more
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Tracing Quenching in Nearby Galaxies through Inner Surface Mass Density and Cold Gas Content
The Astrophysical JournalThe inner stellar mass surface density within 1 kpc, Σ _1 , has emerged as a suitable proxy for bulge growth and galaxy quenching. However, the dependence of cold gas content on Σ _1 has not been thoroughly explored.
Evangela E. Shread +3 more
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