https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/astronomy/ en Fri, 01 May 2026 09:53:52 +0200 Fri, 01 May 2026 09:53:52 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/green-light-for-construction-of-the-e-elt/ The ESO Council has now decided to start building the new large European telescope E-ELT (European Extremely...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/green-light-for-construction-of-the-e-elt/" alt="Green light for construction of the E-ELT" title="Green light for construction of the E-ELT"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/green-light-for-construction-of-the-e-elt/e-elt_55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/green-light-for-construction-of-the-e-elt/ Thu, 04 Dec 2014 09:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/using-supermassive-black-holes-to-measure-cosmic-distances/ One of the major problems in astronomy is measuring very large distances in the universe. The current...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/using-supermassive-black-holes-to-measure-cosmic-distances/" alt="Using supermassive black holes to measure cosmic distances" title="Using supermassive black holes to measure cosmic distances"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/using-supermassive-black-holes-to-measure-cosmic-distances/sort_hul55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/using-supermassive-black-holes-to-measure-cosmic-distances/ Wed, 26 Nov 2014 14:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/mystery-of-dwarf-galaxy-could-be-ejected-black-hole/ Astronomers have observed a mysterious phenomenon, which could be a massive black hole that has been...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/mystery-of-dwarf-galaxy-could-be-ejected-black-hole/" alt="Mystery of dwarf galaxy could be ejected black hole " title="Mystery of dwarf galaxy could be ejected black hole "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/mystery-of-dwarf-galaxy-could-be-ejected-black-hole/Keck_Observatoriet_55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/mystery-of-dwarf-galaxy-could-be-ejected-black-hole/ Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/new-danish-telescope-for-researching-stars-and-earth-like-exoplanets/ The first telescope in the Danish led telescope network will be officially opened on 25 October, 2014...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/new-danish-telescope-for-researching-stars-and-earth-like-exoplanets/" alt="New Danish telescope for researching stars and Earth-like exoplanets " title="New Danish telescope for researching stars and Earth-like exoplanets "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/new-danish-telescope-for-researching-stars-and-earth-like-exoplanets/teleskop55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/new-danish-telescope-for-researching-stars-and-earth-like-exoplanets/ Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/comet-headed-for-mars/ On Sunday evening, 19 October 2014 at 20:30, a comet will come closer to colliding with Mars than we...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/comet-headed-for-mars/" alt="Comet headed for Mars" title="Comet headed for Mars"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/comet-headed-for-mars/comet55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/comet-headed-for-mars/ Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/nbi-researchers-part-of-new-nasa-mars-mission/ Has there been life on Mars? – and when a manned mission is ever sent to Mars, how will the astronauts...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/nbi-researchers-part-of-new-nasa-mars-mission/" alt="NBI researchers part of new NASA Mars mission " title="NBI researchers part of new NASA Mars mission "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/nbi-researchers-part-of-new-nasa-mars-mission/rover55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/nbi-researchers-part-of-new-nasa-mars-mission/ Fri, 08 Aug 2014 09:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/cosmic-grains-of-dust-formed-in-supernova-explosion/ New research from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University shows...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/cosmic-grains-of-dust-formed-in-supernova-explosion/" alt="Cosmic grains of dust formed in supernova explosion " title="Cosmic grains of dust formed in supernova explosion "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/cosmic-grains-of-dust-formed-in-supernova-explosion/stoevkort55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/cosmic-grains-of-dust-formed-in-supernova-explosion/ Wed, 09 Jul 2014 09:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/-new-insights-into-gamma-ray-burst-afterglows/ Gamma-ray bursts are powerful bursts of gamma radiation in connection with the explosive death of massive...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/-new-insights-into-gamma-ray-burst-afterglows/" alt="New insights into gamma-ray Burst afterglows" title="New insights into gamma-ray Burst afterglows"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/-new-insights-into-gamma-ray-burst-afterglows/gammaglimt55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/-new-insights-into-gamma-ray-burst-afterglows/ Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/cosmic-collision-creates-mini-planet-with-rings/ Until now, rings of material in a disc have only been observed around giant planets like Jupiter, Uranus,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/cosmic-collision-creates-mini-planet-with-rings/" alt="Cosmic collision creates mini-planet with rings " title="Cosmic collision creates mini-planet with rings "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/cosmic-collision-creates-mini-planet-with-rings/collision55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/cosmic-collision-creates-mini-planet-with-rings/ Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/stream-of-stars-in-andromeda-satellite-galaxy-shows-cosmic-collision/ The Andromeda Galaxy is surrounded by a swarm of small satellite galaxies. Researchers from NBI, among...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/stream-of-stars-in-andromeda-satellite-galaxy-shows-cosmic-collision/" alt="Stream of stars in Andromeda satellite galaxy shows cosmic collision" title="Stream of stars in Andromeda satellite galaxy shows cosmic collision"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/stream-of-stars-in-andromeda-satellite-galaxy-shows-cosmic-collision/Andromedagalaksen55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/stream-of-stars-in-andromeda-satellite-galaxy-shows-cosmic-collision/ Sun, 23 Feb 2014 10:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/first-images-of-a-star-cluster-from-the-gaia-satellite/ The Gaia Satellite has already sent its first images down to Earth approximately 40 days after its launch...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/first-images-of-a-star-cluster-from-the-gaia-satellite/" alt="First images of star cluster from the Gaia Satellite" title="First images of star cluster from the Gaia Satellite"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/first-images-of-a-star-cluster-from-the-gaia-satellite/stjernehob55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/first-images-of-a-star-cluster-from-the-gaia-satellite/ Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/universes-early-galaxies-grew-massive-through-collisions/ New research from the Niels Bohr Institute shows that massive galaxies were formed by explosive star...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/universes-early-galaxies-grew-massive-through-collisions/" alt="Early galaxies grew massive through collisions " title="Early galaxies grew massive through collisions "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/universes-early-galaxies-grew-massive-through-collisions/galakse55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news14/universes-early-galaxies-grew-massive-through-collisions/ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:00:00 +0100