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First galaxies:

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…

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…

Live streaming:

Live streaming: Press conference on first result from Event Horizon Telescope

The first results from the Event Horizon Telescope to be published on Wednesday April 10th. Follow…

Irene Tamborra, associate professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, receives scientific prize

Irene Tamborra, associate professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, receives…

Four young scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute receive Villum Young Investigator grants

Four young scientists, Matthias Wilhelm, Christa Gall, Michele Burrello and You Zhou recieves…

Christa Gall receives Villum Young Investigator grant

Christa Gall receives 10 million DKK to search for 'known unknowns' in the transient Universe with …

Gamma-ray bursts

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:

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:

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…

Opening of new Center:

The official opening of DAWN

The official opening of the new basic research center of excellence 'Cosmic Dawn Center' (DAWN)…

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