https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/astronomy/ en Tue, 26 May 2026 22:44:23 +0200 Tue, 26 May 2026 22:44:23 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/a-novel-way-of-investigating-star-forming-gas-in-the-early-universe/ Combining observations of exploding stars and observations of galaxies, astronomers at the Cosmic Dawn...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/a-novel-way-of-investigating-star-forming-gas-in-the-early-universe/" alt="A novel way of investigating star-forming gas in the early Universe" title="A novel way of investigating star-forming gas in the early Universe"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/a-novel-way-of-investigating-star-forming-gas-in-the-early-universe/grb1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/a-novel-way-of-investigating-star-forming-gas-in-the-early-universe/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:45:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/one-in-five-galaxies-in-the-early-universe-could-still-be-hidden-behind-cosmic-dust/ Astronomers at the University of Copenhagen’s Cosmic Dawn Center have discovered two previously...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/one-in-five-galaxies-in-the-early-universe-could-still-be-hidden-behind-cosmic-dust/" alt="One in five galaxies in the early universe could still be hidden behind cosmic dust" title="One in five galaxies in the early universe could still be hidden behind cosmic dust"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/one-in-five-galaxies-in-the-early-universe-could-still-be-hidden-behind-cosmic-dust/skjulte_galaksa_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/one-in-five-galaxies-in-the-early-universe-could-still-be-hidden-behind-cosmic-dust/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:30:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/reported-record-distant-explosion-turns-out-to-be-probably-just-a-piece-of-space-junk/ A perspective into how science sometimes operates: Even with the most careful measures taken to ensure...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/reported-record-distant-explosion-turns-out-to-be-probably-just-a-piece-of-space-junk/" alt="Reported record-distant explosion turns out to be probably just a piece of space junk" title="Reported record-distant explosion turns out to be probably just a piece of space junk"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/reported-record-distant-explosion-turns-out-to-be-probably-just-a-piece-of-space-junk/rumskrot1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/reported-record-distant-explosion-turns-out-to-be-probably-just-a-piece-of-space-junk/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/ucph-astronomers-find-six-distant--and-mysteriously-dead--galaxies/ Astronomers from the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), among others,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/ucph-astronomers-find-six-distant--and-mysteriously-dead--galaxies/" alt="UCPH astronomers find six distant – and mysteriously dead – galaxies" title="UCPH astronomers find six distant – and mysteriously dead – galaxies"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/ucph-astronomers-find-six-distant--and-mysteriously-dead--galaxies/Doede_galakser_1_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/ucph-astronomers-find-six-distant--and-mysteriously-dead--galaxies/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/astronomers-spot-the-same-supernova-three-times--and-predict-a-fourth-sighting-in-16-years/ The enormous gravitation of a cluster of galaxies warps space to the extent that light from distant galaxies...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/astronomers-spot-the-same-supernova-three-times--and-predict-a-fourth-sighting-in-16-years/" alt="Astronomers spot the same supernova three times — and predict a fourth sighting in 16 years" title="Astronomers spot the same supernova three times — and predict a fourth sighting in 16 years"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/astronomers-spot-the-same-supernova-three-times--and-predict-a-fourth-sighting-in-16-years/Sn-requiem1_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/astronomers-spot-the-same-supernova-three-times--and-predict-a-fourth-sighting-in-16-years/ Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/danish-student-solves-how-the-universe-is-reflected-near-black-holes/ Space is so warped around black holes that even light rays curve around them. However, this has not been...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/danish-student-solves-how-the-universe-is-reflected-near-black-holes/" alt="Danish Student solves how the Universe is reflected near black holes" title="Danish Student solves how the Universe is reflected near black holes"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/danish-student-solves-how-the-universe-is-reflected-near-black-holes/Gargantua1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/danish-student-solves-how-the-universe-is-reflected-near-black-holes/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/alma-discovers-rotating-infant-galaxy-with-help-of-natural-cosmic-telescope/ Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers at the Cosmic Dawn Center at UCPH/DTU...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/alma-discovers-rotating-infant-galaxy-with-help-of-natural-cosmic-telescope/" alt="ALMA Discovers Rotating Infant Galaxy with Help of Natural Cosmic Telescope" title="ALMA Discovers Rotating Infant Galaxy with Help of Natural Cosmic Telescope"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/alma-discovers-rotating-infant-galaxy-with-help-of-natural-cosmic-telescope/Fujimoto2021_ALCS_sky1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/alma-discovers-rotating-infant-galaxy-with-help-of-natural-cosmic-telescope/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/new-study-sows-doubt-about-the-composition-of-70-percent-of-our-universe/ Researchers the world over have long believed that 70 percent of the universe is composed of dark energy,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/new-study-sows-doubt-about-the-composition-of-70-percent-of-our-universe/" alt="New study shows doubt about the composition of 70 percent of our universe" title="New study shows doubt about the composition of 70 percent of our universe"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/new-study-sows-doubt-about-the-composition-of-70-percent-of-our-universe/Universet_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/new-study-sows-doubt-about-the-composition-of-70-percent-of-our-universe/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:45:00 +0200