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…
The Universe 2022.04.13 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…
Astrophysics 2022.03.31 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…
New research center: 2022.03.21 New research on how to quantify quantum effects on black holes Professor in Physics, Vitor Cardoso from the Niels Bohr Institute, NBIA, has received a DNRF Chair…
ASTROPHYSICS 2022.03.09 Black Hole Billiards in the Centers of Galaxies Researchers provide the first plausible explanation to why one of the most massive black hole pairs…
Black holes & Gravitational waves: 2024.11.05 Maarten van de Meent awarded ERC Synergy grant Maarten van de Meent, current member of the Strong Group at NBI, is one of the four principal…
Picture of the institute: 2024.10.07 The annual Niels Bohr Institute photo October 7 is the birthday of Niels Bohr, and according to our tradition at the institute, the annua…