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Colliding neutron stars provide a new way to measure the expansion of the Universe

In recent years, astronomy has seen itself in a bit of crisis: Although we know that the Universe…

THE EARLY UNIVERSE:

Astronomers discover newborn galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope

With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are now able to peer so far back in…

The early Universe:

A galaxy group in the early Universe

Contrary to typical observations, the galaxy was discovered not by the light it emits, but by the…

New understanding of the body’s cells: Synchronise like pendulum clocks

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered that old grandfather clocks and human…

Greenland ice sheet

Pay dirt for ice core scientists in East Greenland as they reach bedrock

An international research collaboration (EGRIP) headed by ice core scientists from the University o…

Gloomy climate calculation: Scientists predict a collapse of the Atlantic ocean current to happen mid-century

Important ocean current that redistribute heat, cold and precipitation between the tropics and the…

Extreme measuring device can bring quantum technology to your smartphone

University of Copenhagen researchers have invented a “quantum drum” that can measure pressure, a ga…

Quantum simulator:

Promising building blocks for photonic quantum simulators

Deterministic single photon light sources, creating quantum bits at extreme rates and speed are now…

The early Universe:

James Webb’s “too massive” galaxies may be even more massive

The first results from the James Webb Space Telescope have hinted at galaxies so early and so…

Galaxies in the early Universe:

Nearby galaxies help astronomers understand distant galaxies

In a newly published study researchers show how the amount of light that escapes from a galaxy is…

First ever asteroid hit by spacecraft could save the Earth from impact

Humanity’s first attempt to re-direct asteroids that could collide with Earth, the NASA Double…

Gamma-ray burst:

The brightest explosion ever seen

A particularly bright Gamma-ray burst was recently detected by several space telescopes, and a team…