astrophysics 2020.06.11 Astronomical discovery: How novae light up the sky An international team, including researchers from the University of Copenhagen, has for the first…
Astronomy 2020.04.15 Researchers have found the queen of supernovas: Shines brighter than any previously found Astronomers from the University of Copenhagen, among others, have discovered the queen of all…
Astrophysics, Galaxies: 2020.01.17 The core of massive dying galaxies already formed 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang The most distant dying galaxy discovered so far, more massive than our Milky Way — with more than a…
Astrophysics: 2019.12.16 Carbon cocoons surround growing galaxies far beyond previous beliefs, says new study from the Niels Bohr Institute Researchers have discovered gigantic clouds of gaseous carbon spanning more than a radius of 30,000…
The death of a star: 2019.11.21 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…
Astrophysics: 2019.10.23 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…
First galaxies: 2019.09.30 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…
Black holes: 2019.04.10 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…
Gamma-ray bursts 2019.01.16 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…
The Buffalo project: 2018.09.13 Hubble searches for the origin of the first galaxies How did the first galaxies come to be? The Buffalo project, a new Hubble Frontier Fields Program to…
Neutronstar collision: 2018.07.26 New observations link gigantic star collisions to homeless short duration gamma ray bursts Scientists from the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have been involved in detecting…
New computer model: 2018.05.29 Here is what it looks like, when a massive black hole devours a star Jane Lixin Dai and Professor Enrico Ramirez from DARK Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute…
Grants 2026.09.18 ERC Grants for three NBI researchers No less than three ERC Starting Grants for NBI.
Active Matter 2026.07.09 Niels Bohr Institute Wins Flagship European Grant for the Physics of Living Matter International research team, led by Amin Doostmohammadi at NBI, awarded the first European edition…
Awarde 2026.06.26 Global Neutrino Network Dissertation Prize goes to Tetiana Kozynets, former Ph.D. at NBI. Tetiana Kozynets, former PhD student at the Niels Bohr Institute, awarded the 2025 Global Neutrino…
Jens Martin Knudsen Award: 2026.03.19 Markus Ahlers receives the Jens Martin Knudsen Award 2024 At the Niels Bohr Institute kickoff on 12 March 2026, the award for Teacher of the Year at the Niel…