https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomy/ en Sun, 03 May 2026 00:56:18 +0200 Sun, 03 May 2026 00:56:18 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/very-high-silicon-content-surprises-mars-researchers/ New results from the Mars rover Curosity show that some rocks in Gale Crater have a high content of the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/very-high-silicon-content-surprises-mars-researchers/" alt="Very high silicon content surprises Mars researchers " title="Very high silicon content surprises Mars researchers "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/very-high-silicon-content-surprises-mars-researchers/Curiosity55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/very-high-silicon-content-surprises-mars-researchers/ Thu, 17 Dec 2015 14:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomy-archaeology--finding-120-year-old-observations/ In the basement under the Niels Bohr Institute building on Juliane Maries Vej in Copenhagen they have...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomy-archaeology--finding-120-year-old-observations/" alt="Astronomy archaeology – finding 120-year-old observations " title="Astronomy archaeology – finding 120-year-old observations "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomy-archaeology--finding-120-year-old-observations/holger55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomy-archaeology--finding-120-year-old-observations/ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/swift-satellite-detects-1000th-gamma-ray-burst/ The NASA satellite, Swift, has now detected its 1000th gamma-ray burst. Since the launch of the satellite...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/swift-satellite-detects-1000th-gamma-ray-burst/" alt="Swift satellite detects 1000th gamma-ray burst" title="Swift satellite detects 1000th gamma-ray burst"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/swift-satellite-detects-1000th-gamma-ray-burst/gammaglimt55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/swift-satellite-detects-1000th-gamma-ray-burst/ Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/ku-students-win-gold-in-the-united-states-for-mars-moss-project/ Can we develop a moss that can survive and grow on Mars? A group of students from the Center for Synthetic...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/ku-students-win-gold-in-the-united-states-for-mars-moss-project/" alt="KU students win gold in the United States for Mars moss project " title="KU students win gold in the United States for Mars moss project "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/ku-students-win-gold-in-the-united-states-for-mars-moss-project/space_moss55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/ku-students-win-gold-in-the-united-states-for-mars-moss-project/ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 13:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/super-bright-supernova-with-extreme-burst-of-gamma-radiation/ Astronomers from NBI have observed a super-bright supernova association with a very unusual long lasting...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/super-bright-supernova-with-extreme-burst-of-gamma-radiation/" alt="Super-bright supernova with extreme burst of gamma radiation " title="Super-bright supernova with extreme burst of gamma radiation "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/super-bright-supernova-with-extreme-burst-of-gamma-radiation/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/super-bright-supernova-with-extreme-burst-of-gamma-radiation/ Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-might-have-liquid-water/ Researchers have long known that there was water in the form of ice on Mars. Now, new research from NASA’s...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-might-have-liquid-water/" alt="Mars might have liquid water " title="Mars might have liquid water "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-might-have-liquid-water/gale_lake55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-might-have-liquid-water/ Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-has-belts-of-glaciers-consisting-of-frozen-water/ Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but Mars also has belts of glaciers at its central latitudes in both...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-has-belts-of-glaciers-consisting-of-frozen-water/" alt="Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water " title="Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-has-belts-of-glaciers-consisting-of-frozen-water/mars55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/mars-has-belts-of-glaciers-consisting-of-frozen-water/ Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/planets-in-the-habitable-zone-around-most-stars-calculate-researchers/ Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets in our galaxy, the Milky Way. By analysing these...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/planets-in-the-habitable-zone-around-most-stars-calculate-researchers/" alt="Planets in the habitable zone around most stars, calculate researchers " title="Planets in the habitable zone around most stars, calculate researchers "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/planets-in-the-habitable-zone-around-most-stars-calculate-researchers/planet55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/planets-in-the-habitable-zone-around-most-stars-calculate-researchers/ Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:30:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-observe-four-images-of-the-same-supernova-using-a-cosmic-lens/ Astronomers have for the first time observed a supernova multiply-imaged due to gravitational lensing....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-observe-four-images-of-the-same-supernova-using-a-cosmic-lens/" alt="Astronomers observe four images of the same supernova using a cosmic lens" title="Astronomers observe four images of the same supernova using a cosmic lens"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-observe-four-images-of-the-same-supernova-using-a-cosmic-lens/refsdal_graphic55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-observe-four-images-of-the-same-supernova-using-a-cosmic-lens/ Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-find-dust-in-the-early-universe/ Dust plays an extremely important role in the universe – both in the formation of planets and new...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-find-dust-in-the-early-universe/" alt="Astronomers find dust in the early universe " title="Astronomers find dust in the early universe "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-find-dust-in-the-early-universe/hst55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/astronomers-find-dust-in-the-early-universe/ Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/snapshot-of-cosmic-burst-of-radio-waves/ A strange phenomenon has been observed by astronomers right as it was happening – a ‘fast...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/snapshot-of-cosmic-burst-of-radio-waves/" alt="Snapshot of cosmic burst of radio waves " title="Snapshot of cosmic burst of radio waves "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/snapshot-of-cosmic-burst-of-radio-waves/snapshot55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news15/snapshot-of-cosmic-burst-of-radio-waves/ Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:15:00 +0100