November of Science “Do spiders lay planets in space?” (in German)

Public talk

  • Date: Nov 13, 2023
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Lars Nieder
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38
  • Room: 103
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
November of Science “Do spiders lay planets in space?” (in German)
Spiders in space? This is what astronomers call binary systems consisting of a neutron star and a companion star that is evaporated over time. Image: NASA/Sonoma State University, Aurore Simonnet and Wikimedia Commons/Chepyle.
“Spiders” are not only little crawlies, but also special objects in space.

In a “spider” a neutron star evaporates its companion star over time. In this extremely inhospitable neighborhood, however, evidence of planets has now been discovered. How do they get there and why do we know that?

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