https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/astronomy/ en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:32:41 +0200 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:32:41 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/gaia-on-a-mission-to-map-billions-of-stars-in-the-milky-way/ On the 19th of December, the Gaia satellite will be launched and it will make the most precise measurements... https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/gaia-on-a-mission-to-map-billions-of-stars-in-the-milky-way/ Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/explosive-growth-of-young-star/ New research from the Niels Bohr Institute, among others, shows that a young, newly formed star in the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/explosive-growth-of-young-star/" alt="Explosive growth of young star" title="Explosive growth of young star"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/explosive-growth-of-young-star/parabol55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/explosive-growth-of-young-star/ Wed, 04 Dec 2013 13:30:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/monster-gamma-ray-burst-in-our-cosmic-neighbourhood/ Gamma-ray bursts are violent bursts of gamma radiation associated with exploding massive stars. For the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/monster-gamma-ray-burst-in-our-cosmic-neighbourhood/" alt="Monster gamma-ray burst in our cosmic neighbourhood" title="Monster gamma-ray burst in our cosmic neighbourhood"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/monster-gamma-ray-burst-in-our-cosmic-neighbourhood/swift55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/monster-gamma-ray-burst-in-our-cosmic-neighbourhood/ Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/quasar-observed-in-6-separate-light-reflections/ Using a special method where you observe light that has been bent by gravity on its way through the universe,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/quasar-observed-in-6-separate-light-reflections/" alt="Quasar observed in 6 separate light reflections" title="Quasar observed in 6 separate light reflections"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/quasar-observed-in-6-separate-light-reflections/kvasar55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/quasar-observed-in-6-separate-light-reflections/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 09:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/new-knowledge-about-early-galaxies/ Using new detailed studies carried out with the ESO Very Large Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/new-knowledge-about-early-galaxies/" alt="New knowledge about early galaxies " title="New knowledge about early galaxies "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/new-knowledge-about-early-galaxies/galakse55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/new-knowledge-about-early-galaxies/ Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/rounded-stones-on-mars-evidence-of-flowing-water/ Observations by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity have revealed areas with gravel and pebbles that are characteristic...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/rounded-stones-on-mars-evidence-of-flowing-water/" alt="Rounded stones on Mars evidence of flowing water " title="Rounded stones on Mars evidence of flowing water "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/rounded-stones-on-mars-evidence-of-flowing-water/rover55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/rounded-stones-on-mars-evidence-of-flowing-water/ Thu, 30 May 2013 12:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/researchers-close-to-finding-habitable-planets/ Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute and Aarhus University are part of a team that has discovered...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/researchers-close-to-finding-habitable-planets/" alt="Researchers close to finding habitable planets " title="Researchers close to finding habitable planets "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/researchers-close-to-finding-habitable-planets/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/researchers-close-to-finding-habitable-planets/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/most-distant-type-ia-supernova-observed/ In the quest to find the most distant supernova, researchers have broken the record and observed a supernova...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/most-distant-type-ia-supernova-observed/" alt="Most distant Type Ia supernova observed" title="Most distant Type Ia supernova observed"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/most-distant-type-ia-supernova-observed/Ia55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/most-distant-type-ia-supernova-observed/ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/planck-satellite-explores-the-infancy-of-the-universe/ Using new data from the Planck satellite, researchers can now show that the universe is not expanding...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/planck-satellite-explores-the-infancy-of-the-universe/" alt="Planck satellite explores the infancy of the universe " title="Planck satellite explores the infancy of the universe "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/planck-satellite-explores-the-infancy-of-the-universe/planck55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news13/planck-satellite-explores-the-infancy-of-the-universe/ Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:45:00 +0100