https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/ en Mon, 04 May 2026 11:48:47 +0200 Mon, 04 May 2026 11:48:47 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/astronomers-discover-enigmatic-cosmic-explosion/ Astronomers from the Niels Bohr Institute played an important role in the study that may lead us to revise...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/astronomers-discover-enigmatic-cosmic-explosion/" alt="Astronomers discover enigmatic cosmic explosion" title="Astronomers discover enigmatic cosmic explosion"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/astronomers-discover-enigmatic-cosmic-explosion/gamma-ray-burst1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/astronomers-discover-enigmatic-cosmic-explosion/ Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/farthest-galaxy-candidate-yet-known-discovered-by-james-webb/ These galaxies seem to be so massive that they challenge our understanding of how structure forms in...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/farthest-galaxy-candidate-yet-known-discovered-by-james-webb/" alt="Farthest galaxy candidate yet known discovered by James Webb" title="Farthest galaxy candidate yet known discovered by James Webb"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/farthest-galaxy-candidate-yet-known-discovered-by-james-webb/abell1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/farthest-galaxy-candidate-yet-known-discovered-by-james-webb/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-discovery-a-missing-link-of-cancer-defence/ Danish scientists have revealed a mechanism, crucial to DNA repair in cells. This can fundamentally...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-discovery-a-missing-link-of-cancer-defence/" alt="New Discovery: A missing link of cancer defence" title="New Discovery: A missing link of cancer defence"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-discovery-a-missing-link-of-cancer-defence/droplet.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-discovery-a-missing-link-of-cancer-defence/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/world-class-research-into-greenlands-oldest-ice-and-the-universes-densest-stars-win-very-large-eu-grants/ When was Greenland actually green? And how does the Universe make gold, platinum and uranium? Researchers...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/world-class-research-into-greenlands-oldest-ice-and-the-universes-densest-stars-win-very-large-eu-grants/" alt="World-class research into Greenland's oldest ice and the Universe's densest stars win very large EU grants" title="World-class research into Greenland's oldest ice and the Universe's densest stars win very large EU grants"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/world-class-research-into-greenlands-oldest-ice-and-the-universes-densest-stars-win-very-large-eu-grants/Antje_Fitzner_7_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/world-class-research-into-greenlands-oldest-ice-and-the-universes-densest-stars-win-very-large-eu-grants/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/global-warming-doubled-the-risk-for-copenhagens-historic-2011-cloudburst/ Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the Danish Meteorological Institute...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/global-warming-doubled-the-risk-for-copenhagens-historic-2011-cloudburst/" alt="Global warming doubled the risk for Copenhagen’s historic 2011 cloudburst" title="Global warming doubled the risk for Copenhagen’s historic 2011 cloudburst"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/global-warming-doubled-the-risk-for-copenhagens-historic-2011-cloudburst/GettyImages-skybrud_2.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/global-warming-doubled-the-risk-for-copenhagens-historic-2011-cloudburst/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/master-student-discovers-a-group-of-galaxies-clustered-together-in-the-early-universe/ While developing and testing astronomical software on existing data, a master student in astronomy fortuitously...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/master-student-discovers-a-group-of-galaxies-clustered-together-in-the-early-universe/" alt="Master student discovers a group of galaxies clustered together in the early Universe" title="Master student discovers a group of galaxies clustered together in the early Universe"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/master-student-discovers-a-group-of-galaxies-clustered-together-in-the-early-universe/galaksegruppe1100x600.gif/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/master-student-discovers-a-group-of-galaxies-clustered-together-in-the-early-universe/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 08:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/astronomers-discover-a-swarm-of-galaxies-orbiting-a-hyper-luminous-galaxy/ Using the Very Large Telescope and the radio telescope ALMA in Chile, a team of astronomers including...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/astronomers-discover-a-swarm-of-galaxies-orbiting-a-hyper-luminous-galaxy/" alt="Astronomers discover a swarm of galaxies orbiting a hyper-luminous galaxy" title="Astronomers discover a swarm of galaxies orbiting a hyper-luminous galaxy"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/astronomers-discover-a-swarm-of-galaxies-orbiting-a-hyper-luminous-galaxy/W0410-0913-galaksen1100x600.gif/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/astronomers-discover-a-swarm-of-galaxies-orbiting-a-hyper-luminous-galaxy/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/martian-oxygen-factory-passes-first-major-test/ New results from the red and rocky surface of Mars have shown that MOXIE, an oxygen generator that Danish...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/martian-oxygen-factory-passes-first-major-test/" alt="Martian oxygen factory passes first major test" title="Martian oxygen factory passes first major test"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/martian-oxygen-factory-passes-first-major-test/mars1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/martian-oxygen-factory-passes-first-major-test/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 12:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-method-to-map-the-surface-of-the-moon-increases-accuracy-to-unprecedented-levels/ This new method uses a much more direct and precise calculation, it doesn’t rely on a whole set...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-method-to-map-the-surface-of-the-moon-increases-accuracy-to-unprecedented-levels/" alt="New method to map the surface of the moon increases accuracy to unprecedented levels" title="New method to map the surface of the moon increases accuracy to unprecedented levels"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-method-to-map-the-surface-of-the-moon-increases-accuracy-to-unprecedented-levels/moon1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-method-to-map-the-surface-of-the-moon-increases-accuracy-to-unprecedented-levels/ Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/compact-massive-triple-star-system-detected-for-the-first-time/ How this unique combination of a binary set of stars and a revolving bigger star can form, is now the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/compact-massive-triple-star-system-detected-for-the-first-time/" alt="Compact, massive triple star system detected for the first time" title="Compact, massive triple star system detected for the first time"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/compact-massive-triple-star-system-detected-for-the-first-time/stjernesystem1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/compact-massive-triple-star-system-detected-for-the-first-time/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 09:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/radio--and-microwaves-reveal-the-true-nature-of-dark-galaxies-in-the-early-universe/ Utilizing multiple radio telescopes across the world, a team of astronomers from the Cosmic Dawn Center,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/radio--and-microwaves-reveal-the-true-nature-of-dark-galaxies-in-the-early-universe/" alt="Radio- and microwaves reveal true nature of dark galaxies in the early Universe" title="Radio- and microwaves reveal true nature of dark galaxies in the early Universe"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/radio--and-microwaves-reveal-the-true-nature-of-dark-galaxies-in-the-early-universe/galaksedannelse1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/radio--and-microwaves-reveal-the-true-nature-of-dark-galaxies-in-the-early-universe/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/free-roaming-black-hole-detected-in-our-galaxy-for-the-first-time/ Astronomers estimate that there should be 100 million black holes roaming among the 100 billion stars...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/free-roaming-black-hole-detected-in-our-galaxy-for-the-first-time/" alt="Free roaming black hole detected in our galaxy for the first time" title="Free roaming black hole detected in our galaxy for the first time"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/free-roaming-black-hole-detected-in-our-galaxy-for-the-first-time/La-Silla1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/free-roaming-black-hole-detected-in-our-galaxy-for-the-first-time/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/black-holes-helped-quenching-star-formation-in-the-early-universe/ While some galaxies form stars at a continuous rate, others die out and lead a more passive life. What...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/black-holes-helped-quenching-star-formation-in-the-early-universe/" alt="Black holes helped quenching star formation in the early Universe" title="Black holes helped quenching star formation in the early Universe"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/black-holes-helped-quenching-star-formation-in-the-early-universe/Galakse1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/black-holes-helped-quenching-star-formation-in-the-early-universe/ Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-discovery-about-distant-galaxies-stars-are-heavier-than-we-thought/ A team of University of Copenhagen astrophysicists has arrived at a major result regarding star populations...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-discovery-about-distant-galaxies-stars-are-heavier-than-we-thought/" alt="New discovery about distant galaxies: Stars are heavier than we thought" title="New discovery about distant galaxies: Stars are heavier than we thought"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-discovery-about-distant-galaxies-stars-are-heavier-than-we-thought/Andromeda_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-discovery-about-distant-galaxies-stars-are-heavier-than-we-thought/ Wed, 25 May 2022 09:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/planets-of-binary-stars-as-possible-homes-for-alien-life/ Nearly half of Sun-size stars are binary. According to University of Copenhagen research, planetary systems...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/planets-of-binary-stars-as-possible-homes-for-alien-life/" alt="Planets of binary stars as possible homes for alien life" title="Planets of binary stars as possible homes for alien life"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/planets-of-binary-stars-as-possible-homes-for-alien-life/ALMA_2_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/planets-of-binary-stars-as-possible-homes-for-alien-life/ Mon, 23 May 2022 17:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/danish-astrophysics-student-discovers-link-between-global-warming-and-locally-unstable-weather/ A Danish astrophysics student at the Niels Bohr Institute has used a mathematical approach to unveil...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/danish-astrophysics-student-discovers-link-between-global-warming-and-locally-unstable-weather/" alt="Danish astrophysics student discovers link between global warming and locally unstable weather" title="Danish astrophysics student discovers link between global warming and locally unstable weather"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/danish-astrophysics-student-discovers-link-between-global-warming-and-locally-unstable-weather/varmefordeling1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/danish-astrophysics-student-discovers-link-between-global-warming-and-locally-unstable-weather/ Mon, 23 May 2022 11:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/a-quantum-drum-that-stores-quantum-states-for-record-long-times/ With a coherence time of one hundred milliseconds, the membrane can for example store sensitive quantum...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/a-quantum-drum-that-stores-quantum-states-for-record-long-times/" alt="A quantum drum that stores quantum states for record-long times" title="A quantum drum that stores quantum states for record-long times"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/a-quantum-drum-that-stores-quantum-states-for-record-long-times/kvantetromme1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/a-quantum-drum-that-stores-quantum-states-for-record-long-times/ Mon, 23 May 2022 10:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/scientists-discovers-new-properties-of-magnetism-that-could-change-our-computers/ Our electronics can no longer shrink and are on the verge of overheating. But in a new discovery from...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/scientists-discovers-new-properties-of-magnetism-that-could-change-our-computers/" alt="Scientists discovers new properties of magnetism that could change our computers" title="Scientists discovers new properties of magnetism that could change our computers"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/scientists-discovers-new-properties-of-magnetism-that-could-change-our-computers/Magnetisme_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/scientists-discovers-new-properties-of-magnetism-that-could-change-our-computers/ Wed, 11 May 2022 13:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-and-surprising-duality-found-in-theoretical--particle-physics/ A new and surprising duality has been discovered in theoretical particle physics. The duality exists...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-and-surprising-duality-found-in-theoretical--particle-physics/" alt="New and surprising duality found in theoretical particle physics" title="New and surprising duality found in theoretical particle physics"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-and-surprising-duality-found-in-theoretical--particle-physics/booster1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-and-surprising-duality-found-in-theoretical--particle-physics/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/breaking-news-from-the-dawn-of-the-universe/ Gazing back to the early epochs after the Big Bang, for the first time have scientists found the ancestor...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/breaking-news-from-the-dawn-of-the-universe/" alt="Breaking news from the dawn of the universe" title="Breaking news from the dawn of the universe"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/breaking-news-from-the-dawn-of-the-universe/heic2204a_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/breaking-news-from-the-dawn-of-the-universe/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/hubble-spots-most-distant-single-star-ever-seen-at-a-record-distance-of-28-billion-lightyears/ With a fortuitous lineup of a massive cluster of galaxies, astronomers from among other institutes the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/hubble-spots-most-distant-single-star-ever-seen-at-a-record-distance-of-28-billion-lightyears/" alt="Hubble spots most distant single star ever seen, at a record distance of 28 billion lightyears" title="Hubble spots most distant single star ever seen, at a record distance of 28 billion lightyears"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/hubble-spots-most-distant-single-star-ever-seen-at-a-record-distance-of-28-billion-lightyears/Forside1100x880.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/hubble-spots-most-distant-single-star-ever-seen-at-a-record-distance-of-28-billion-lightyears/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/octopus-like-tentacles-help-cancer-cells-invade-the-body/ With the help of the worlds best tweezers a team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen has...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/octopus-like-tentacles-help-cancer-cells-invade-the-body/" alt="Octopus-like tentacles help cancer cells invade the body" title="Octopus-like tentacles help cancer cells invade the body"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/octopus-like-tentacles-help-cancer-cells-invade-the-body/model-vrid1100x600-ENG.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/octopus-like-tentacles-help-cancer-cells-invade-the-body/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/ancient-ice-reveals-scores-of-gigantic-volcanic-eruptions/ Ice cores drilled in Antarctica and Greenland have revealed gigantic volcanic eruptions during the last...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/ancient-ice-reveals-scores-of-gigantic-volcanic-eruptions/" alt="Ancient ice reveals scores of gigantic volcanic eruptions" title="Ancient ice reveals scores of gigantic volcanic eruptions"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/ancient-ice-reveals-scores-of-gigantic-volcanic-eruptions/Vulkan_illustration_Getty_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/ancient-ice-reveals-scores-of-gigantic-volcanic-eruptions/ Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:30:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/past-global-photosynthesis-reacted-quickly-to-more-carbon-in-the-air/ Ice cores allow climate researchers to look 800,000 years back in time: atmospheric carbon acts as fertilizer,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/past-global-photosynthesis-reacted-quickly-to-more-carbon-in-the-air/" alt="Past global photosynthesis reacted quickly to more carbon in the air" title="Past global photosynthesis reacted quickly to more carbon in the air"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/past-global-photosynthesis-reacted-quickly-to-more-carbon-in-the-air/EPICA0112-p._1100x600jpg.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/past-global-photosynthesis-reacted-quickly-to-more-carbon-in-the-air/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:30:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/black-hole-billiards-in-the-centers-of-galaxies/ Researchers provide the first plausible explanation to why one of the most massive black hole pairs observed...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/black-hole-billiards-in-the-centers-of-galaxies/" alt="Black Hole Billiards in the Centers of Galaxies" title="Black Hole Billiards in the Centers of Galaxies"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/black-hole-billiards-in-the-centers-of-galaxies/Sorte_huller_illustration_Samsing_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/black-hole-billiards-in-the-centers-of-galaxies/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-analysis-leads-to-a-fundamentally-different-view-of-supermassive-black-holes/ In the center of most galaxies lies a supermassive black hole. Some of these are actively feeding on...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-analysis-leads-to-a-fundamentally-different-view-of-supermassive-black-holes/" alt="New analysis leads to a fundamentally different view of supermassive black holes" title="New analysis leads to a fundamentally different view of supermassive black holes"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-analysis-leads-to-a-fundamentally-different-view-of-supermassive-black-holes/sort-hul1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news22/new-analysis-leads-to-a-fundamentally-different-view-of-supermassive-black-holes/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:15:00 +0100