ERC SYNERGY 2022.10.25 World-class research into Greenland's oldest ice and the Universe's densest stars win very large EU grants When was Greenland actually green? And how does the Universe make gold, platinum and uranium?…
Climate Change 2022.09.15 Global warming doubled the risk for Copenhagen’s historic 2011 cloudburst Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the Danish Meteorological…
Galaxies: 2022.09.14 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…
Galaxies: 2022.09.12 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…
SPACE TRAVEL 2022.09.02 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…
Topography: 2022.07.21 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 of…
Star systems: 2022.07.18 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…
Galaxy Formation: 2022.07.11 Radio- and microwaves reveal true nature of dark galaxies in the early Universe Utilizing multiple radio telescopes across the world, a team of astronomers from the Cosmic Dawn…
Black holes: 2022.06.13 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…
Galaxies 2022.06.02 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.…
Astrophysics 2022.05.25 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…
Planets 2022.05.23 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…
From September 1, 2025, the new Center of Gravity funded by the Danish National Research Foundation will officially start: 2025.05.22 Center Coordinator retreat 2025 From September 1, 2025, the new Center of Gravity funded by the Danish National Research Foundation…
Gravitational-wave astronomy will celebrate a decade of existence in 2025: 2025.05.19 The 5th Scandinavian meeting on gravitational-wave science The Scandinavian community has been producing exciting results in the field and met for the 5th…