https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/astronomy/ en Fri, 08 May 2026 02:04:47 +0200 Fri, 08 May 2026 02:04:47 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/carbon-cocoons-surround-growing-galaxies-far-beyond-previous-beliefs/ Researchers have discovered gigantic clouds of gaseous carbon spanning more than a radius of 30,000 light-years...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/carbon-cocoons-surround-growing-galaxies-far-beyond-previous-beliefs/" alt="Carbon cocoons surround growing galaxies far beyond previous beliefs, says new study from the Niels Bohr Institute" title="Carbon cocoons surround growing galaxies far beyond previous beliefs, says new study from the Niels Bohr Institute"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/carbon-cocoons-surround-growing-galaxies-far-beyond-previous-beliefs/kulstofsky1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/carbon-cocoons-surround-growing-galaxies-far-beyond-previous-beliefs/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/extremely-energetic-particles-coupled-with-the-violent-death-of-a-star-for-the-first-time/ Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen and DTU Space in Lyngby have determined...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/extremely-energetic-particles-coupled-with-the-violent-death-of-a-star-for-the-first-time/" alt="Extremely energetic particles coupled with the violent death of a star for the first time" title="Extremely energetic particles coupled with the violent death of a star for the first time"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/extremely-energetic-particles-coupled-with-the-violent-death-of-a-star-for-the-first-time/supernova1280.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/extremely-energetic-particles-coupled-with-the-violent-death-of-a-star-for-the-first-time/ Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/the-final-piece-in-the-puzzle-of-the-origin-of-the-elements/ For the first time, an element heavier than iron has been clearly detected in the collision of two neutron...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/the-final-piece-in-the-puzzle-of-the-origin-of-the-elements/" alt="The final piece in the puzzle of the origin of the elements" title="The final piece in the puzzle of the origin of the elements"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/the-final-piece-in-the-puzzle-of-the-origin-of-the-elements/eso1733s-sammenstoed.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/the-final-piece-in-the-puzzle-of-the-origin-of-the-elements/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 19:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/record-breaking-observations-find-most-remote-protocluster-of-galaxies-linking-dark-matter-to-galaxy-formation/ An international team of astronomers with participation by researchers from DAWN has discovered a protocluster...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/record-breaking-observations-find-most-remote-protocluster-of-galaxies-linking-dark-matter-to-galaxy-formation/" alt="Record breaking observations find most remote protocluster of galaxies, linking dark matter to galaxy formation" title="Record breaking observations find most remote protocluster of galaxies, linking dark matter to galaxy formation"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/record-breaking-observations-find-most-remote-protocluster-of-galaxies-linking-dark-matter-to-galaxy-formation/oldestgalaxy1280.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/record-breaking-observations-find-most-remote-protocluster-of-galaxies-linking-dark-matter-to-galaxy-formation/ Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/greenland-telescope-to-image-black-holes-by-moving-onto-the-greenland-ice-sheet/ Scientists from DARK at the Niels Bohr Institute will soon be able to participate in the  “Event...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/greenland-telescope-to-image-black-holes-by-moving-onto-the-greenland-ice-sheet/" alt="Greenland Telescope to image black holes by moving onto the Greenland ice sheet" title="Greenland Telescope to image black holes by moving onto the Greenland ice sheet"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/greenland-telescope-to-image-black-holes-by-moving-onto-the-greenland-ice-sheet/telescope496.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/greenland-telescope-to-image-black-holes-by-moving-onto-the-greenland-ice-sheet/ Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/catching-a-glimpse-of-the-gamma-ray-burst-engine/ A gamma-ray burst registered in December of 2017 turns out to be “one of the closets GRBs ever...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/catching-a-glimpse-of-the-gamma-ray-burst-engine/" alt="Catching a glimpse of the gamma-ray burst engine" title="Catching a glimpse of the gamma-ray burst engine"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/catching-a-glimpse-of-the-gamma-ray-burst-engine/Gamma_ray_burst_300px.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/catching-a-glimpse-of-the-gamma-ray-burst-engine/ Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:15:00 +0100