The COMPTEL observations of the galactic 1.809 MeV emission attributed to the radioactive decay of 26Al have confirmed the diffuse nature of this interstellar...
Understanding galaxy formation and evolution through an all-sky submillimetre spectroscopic survey
We illustrate the extraordinary discovery potential for extragalactic astrophysics of a far-infrared/submillimetre (far-IR/submm) all-sky spectroscopic survey...
Understanding internetwork magnetic fields as determined from visible and infrared spectral lines
We present numerical experiments aimed at understanding why near-infrared observations systematically deliver weak magnetic fields in the internetwork, whereas...
Understanding sudden changes in cloud amount: The Southern Annular Mode and South American weather fluctuations
This work investigates the cause and effects of extreme changes in synoptic-scale cloud cover operating at daily timescales using a variety of satellite-based...
Understanding the Angular Momentum Evolution of T Tauri and Herbig Ae/Be Stars
We investigate a sample of six Herbig Ae/Be stars belonging to the Orion OB1 association, as well as 73 low-mass objects, members of the σ Orionis cluster, in...
Understanding the Cosmic Mass Function High-Mass Behavior
We claim that the discrepancy found between the theoretical predictions for the cosmic mass function and those found in numerical simulations is due to the fact...
Understanding the evolution and dust formation of carbon stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud via the JWST
Context. Carbon stars have been, and still are, extensively studied. Given their complex internal structure and their peculiar chemical composition, they are...
Understanding the extreme luminosity of DES14X2fna
We present DES14X2fna, a high-luminosity, fast-declining Type IIb supernova (SN IIb) at redshift z = 0.0453, detected by the Dark Energy Survey (DES)...
Understanding the thermal and magnetic properties of an X-class flare in the low solar atmosphere
We analyse the spatial distribution and vertical stratification of the physical parameters of the solar atmosphere when an X-class flare occurs. We made use of...