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Georgios Magdis receives Villum Young Investigator Plus grant to investigate the beginning of galaxies

With the Villum Young Investigator Plus, he will be able to look even further into the past, to the…

Two young researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute receive Villum Young Investigator grants

Two young researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, Morten Kjærgaard and Charlotte Mason, are amon…

Irene Tamborra receives grant to investigate the unknowns of neutron star mergers

The title is a little unusual for a scientific project: “Neutron stars - rattling, shining and…

The Niels Bohr Institute develops calibration target, now on its way to Mars

The calibration target has been developed and manufactured in a collaboration between the…

The Solar System follows the Galactic standard – but it is a Rare Breed

It turns out that our own solar system in some ways is very rare, and in others very ordinary. It i…

Galaxies in the Very Early Universe were Surprisingly Mature

Massive galaxies were already much more mature in the early universe than previously expected. This…

Measuring the expansion of the Universe: Researchers focus on the importance of measuring velocity

Ever since the astronomer Edwin Hubble demonstrated that the further apart two galaxies are, the…

Irene Tamborra receives KIF Prize 2020

The Danish Network for Women in Physics (KIF) has awarded the 2020 honorary prize to Associate…

Villum Experiment grants for two young researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute

Two young researchers at the Niels Bohr Insitute are among the beneficiaries for the Villum…

Gamma-Ray Bursts:

Separating Gamma-Ray Bursts: Students Make Important Breakthrough

By applying a machine-learning algorithm, scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute, have developed a…

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