https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/ en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:04:34 +0200 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:04:34 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/carbon-cocoons-surround-growing-galaxies-far-beyond-previous-beliefs/ Researchers have discovered gigantic clouds of gaseous carbon spanning more than a radius of 30,000 light-years...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/carbon-cocoons-surround-growing-galaxies-far-beyond-previous-beliefs/" alt="Carbon cocoons surround growing galaxies far beyond previous beliefs, says new study from the Niels Bohr Institute" title="Carbon cocoons surround growing galaxies far beyond previous beliefs, says new study from the Niels Bohr Institute"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/carbon-cocoons-surround-growing-galaxies-far-beyond-previous-beliefs/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/carbon-cocoons-surround-growing-galaxies-far-beyond-previous-beliefs/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/johann-peter-uldall-fynbo-professorship-inauguration-lecture/ This Wednesday, the 4th of December, Johan Peter Uldall Fynbo of DAWN held his inauguration lecture as...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/johann-peter-uldall-fynbo-professorship-inauguration-lecture/" alt=" Johann Peter Uldall Fynbo Professorship inauguration lecture " title=" Johann Peter Uldall Fynbo Professorship inauguration lecture "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/fynborsz.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/johann-peter-uldall-fynbo-professorship-inauguration-lecture/ Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/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 determined...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/extremely-energetic-particles-coupled-with-the-violent-death-of-a-star-for-the-first-time/" alt="Extremely energetic particles coupled with the violent death of a star for the first time" title="Extremely energetic particles coupled with the violent death of a star for the first time"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/extremely-energetic-particles-coupled-with-the-violent-death-of-a-star-for-the-first-time/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/extremely-energetic-particles-coupled-with-the-violent-death-of-a-star-for-the-first-time/ Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/sinclaire-manning-of-university-of-texas-interning-at-dawn/ DAWN intern, Sinclaire Manning of the University of Texas, giving a welcome cake talk entitled:Characterizing...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/sinclaire-manning-of-university-of-texas-interning-at-dawn/" alt="Sinclaire Manning of the University of Texas interning at DAWN" title="Sinclaire Manning of the University of Texas interning at DAWN"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/Sinclaire_Manningrsz.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/sinclaire-manning-of-university-of-texas-interning-at-dawn/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 22:45:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/mikkel-stockmann-has-gotten-his-phd-congratulation/ This Wednesday, the 23rd of October, Mikkel Stockmann of The Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) very succesfully...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/mikkel-stockmann-has-gotten-his-phd-congratulation/" alt="Mikkel Stockmann has been awarded his PhD! Congratulations!" title="Mikkel Stockmann has been awarded his PhD! Congratulations!"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/Sunemikkelrsz.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/mikkel-stockmann-has-gotten-his-phd-congratulation/ Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/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 neutron... https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/the-final-piece-in-the-puzzle-of-the-origin-of-the-elements/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 19:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/popular-science-with-peter-laursen-are-there-more-stars-in-the-universe-than-grains-of-sand-on-the-earth/ Recently, Peter Laursen of DAWN has been interviewed multiple times about whether the old saying, "There...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/popular-science-with-peter-laursen-are-there-more-stars-in-the-universe-than-grains-of-sand-on-the-earth/" alt="Popular Science with Peter Laursen: The Autumn Sky, Pictoris Beta C and &quot;Are there more stars in the Universe than grains of sand on the Earth&quot;?" title="Popular Science with Peter Laursen: The Autumn Sky, Pictoris Beta C and &quot;Are there more stars in the Universe than grains of sand on the Earth&quot;?"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/sandrz.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/popular-science-with-peter-laursen-are-there-more-stars-in-the-universe-than-grains-of-sand-on-the-earth/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/seyfert-flares-from-the-center-of-the-milky-way/ Picture from the article, estimating the direction of the Seyfert flares. Photo credits: Bland-Hawthorn... https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/seyfert-flares-from-the-center-of-the-milky-way/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/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 protocluster...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/record-breaking-observations-find-most-remote-protocluster-of-galaxies-linking-dark-matter-to-galaxy-formation/" alt="Record breaking observations find most remote protocluster of galaxies, linking dark matter to galaxy formation" title="Record breaking observations find most remote protocluster of galaxies, linking dark matter to galaxy formation"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/record-breaking-observations-find-most-remote-protocluster-of-galaxies-linking-dark-matter-to-galaxy-formation/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/record-breaking-observations-find-most-remote-protocluster-of-galaxies-linking-dark-matter-to-galaxy-formation/ Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/darren-stroupe-unc-asheville-visiting-dawn/ During the summer, UNC Asheville Physics student Darren Stroupe, has been visiting DAWN via the IRES...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/darren-stroupe-unc-asheville-visiting-dawn/" alt="Darren Stroupe, UNC Asheville, visiting DAWN" title="Darren Stroupe, UNC Asheville, visiting DAWN"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/visittalk55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/darren-stroupe-unc-asheville-visiting-dawn/ Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/cecilie-sand-noerholm-masters-thesis-defence/ When: Monday, September 2nd at 11:00 am Where: Lecture Room (#4.4.12, fourth floor) At: Cosmic Dawn...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/cecilie-sand-noerholm-masters-thesis-defence/" alt="Cecilie Sand Nørholm Master's thesis defence" title="Cecilie Sand Nørholm Master's thesis defence"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/cecilie-sand-noerholm-masters-thesis-defence/cecilie_sand_noerholm_photo_small.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/cecilie-sand-noerholm-masters-thesis-defence/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/mikkel-stockmann-ph.d.-thesis-defence/ Abstract: The astonishing display of stars on a clear night sky has, since before the emergence of civilization...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/mikkel-stockmann-ph.d.-thesis-defence/" alt="Mikkel Stockmann Ph.D. thesis defence" title="Mikkel Stockmann Ph.D. thesis defence"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/mikkel-stockmann-ph.d.-thesis-defence/Mikkel_Stockmann_photo_small.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/mikkel-stockmann-ph.d.-thesis-defence/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/2nd-australia-eso-joint-conference-the-build-up-of-galaxies-through-multiple-tracers-and-facilities/ Cosmic DAWN’s Associate Professor at Claudia Lagos recently announced that the conference "The...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/2nd-australia-eso-joint-conference-the-build-up-of-galaxies-through-multiple-tracers-and-facilities/" alt="2ND AUSTRALIA-ESO JOINT CONFERENCE: The build-up of galaxies through multiple tracers and facilities" title="2ND AUSTRALIA-ESO JOINT CONFERENCE: The build-up of galaxies through multiple tracers and facilities"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/2nd-australia-eso-joint-conference-the-build-up-of-galaxies-through-multiple-tracers-and-facilities/55X55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/2nd-australia-eso-joint-conference-the-build-up-of-galaxies-through-multiple-tracers-and-facilities/ Fri, 09 Aug 2019 11:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/thomas-greve-giving-ida-lecture-on-the-eht-black-hole-picture/ This Monday, Center Director Thomas Greve took the crowd on an amazing journey through space and time...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/thomas-greve-giving-ida-lecture-on-the-eht-black-hole-picture/" alt="Center Co-Director Thomas Greve gives IDA Lecture on the EHT Black Hole picture " title="Center Co-Director Thomas Greve gives IDA Lecture on the EHT Black Hole picture "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/BH-picture_rezise.jpeg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/thomas-greve-giving-ida-lecture-on-the-eht-black-hole-picture/ Wed, 29 May 2019 16:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/dawn-at-cosmos-2019/ This week The Cosmic Dawn Center has been participating in the COSMOS meeting in New York City.<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/dawn-at-cosmos-2019/" alt="DAWN at COSMOS 2019" title="DAWN at COSMOS 2019"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/cosmos_sune_rsz.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/dawn-at-cosmos-2019/ Fri, 17 May 2019 15:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/jonatan-selsing-wins-award-for-the-most-outstanding-doctoral-thesis-in-danish-astronomy-2018/ Jonatan Selsing has won the IDA PhD Prize, which is an award for the most scientifically outstanding...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/jonatan-selsing-wins-award-for-the-most-outstanding-doctoral-thesis-in-danish-astronomy-2018/" alt="Jonatan Selsing Wins Award for the Most Outstanding Doctoral Thesis in Danish Astronomy 2018" title="Jonatan Selsing Wins Award for the Most Outstanding Doctoral Thesis in Danish Astronomy 2018"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/Jonatan_speech_-_resize.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/jonatan-selsing-wins-award-for-the-most-outstanding-doctoral-thesis-in-danish-astronomy-2018/ Fri, 10 May 2019 21:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/carlos-gmez-guijarro-awarded-his-phd.-congratulations/ Carlos Gómez-Guijarro of The Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) succesfully defended his Ph.d - thesis "High-redshift...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/carlos-gmez-guijarro-awarded-his-phd.-congratulations/" alt="Carlos Gómez-Guijarro awarded his Phd. Congratulations!" title="Carlos Gómez-Guijarro awarded his Phd. Congratulations!"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/carlos-gmez-guijarro-awarded-his-phd.-congratulations/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/carlos-gmez-guijarro-awarded-his-phd.-congratulations/ Thu, 09 May 2019 18:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/legacy-field-image-of-the-distant-universe-assembled-by-hubble-along-with-dawn-associates./ 16 years of observations, from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, has enabled astronomers to assemble...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/legacy-field-image-of-the-distant-universe-assembled-by-hubble-along-with-dawn-associates./" alt="Legacy Field Image of the Distant Universe Assembled by Hubble along with DAWN Associates." title="Legacy Field Image of the Distant Universe Assembled by Hubble along with DAWN Associates."><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/resizer.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/legacy-field-image-of-the-distant-universe-assembled-by-hubble-along-with-dawn-associates./ Wed, 08 May 2019 21:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/daisy-leung-visiting/ Daisy T. Leung (CCA Flatiron / Cornell) has been visiting DAWN this week, and will be here until Tuesday...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/daisy-leung-visiting/" alt="Daisy Leung (CCA Flatiron / Cornell) visiting DAWN-DTU" title="Daisy Leung (CCA Flatiron / Cornell) visiting DAWN-DTU"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/DAWN_DTU_visitors_resize.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/daisy-leung-visiting/ Sat, 04 May 2019 20:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/new-msc-intern-starting-today/ Today, we have an intern joining our DAWN family for three months. Her name is Ivanna Langan and she...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/new-msc-intern-starting-today/" alt="New MSc intern starting today" title="New MSc intern starting today"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/new-msc-intern-starting-today/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/new-msc-intern-starting-today/ Wed, 01 May 2019 12:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/first-ever-image-of-a-black-hole-revealed/ BREAKING: This wednesday, the 10th of April, the first results from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/first-ever-image-of-a-black-hole-revealed/" alt="First ever image of a Black Hole revealed" title="First ever image of a Black Hole revealed"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/BH-picture_rezise.jpeg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/first-ever-image-of-a-black-hole-revealed/ Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/danish-press-conference-on-first-results-from-the-event-horizon-telescope/ The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) and DTU Space - National Space Institute will hold a press conference...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/danish-press-conference-on-first-results-from-the-event-horizon-telescope/" alt="Danish Press Conference on First Results from the Event Horizon Telescope" title="Danish Press Conference on First Results from the Event Horizon Telescope"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/events/Rescale55x55.jpeg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/danish-press-conference-on-first-results-from-the-event-horizon-telescope/ Fri, 05 Apr 2019 22:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/carlos-gmez-guijarro-ph.d.-thesis-defence---high-redshift-progenitors-of-massive-galaxies/ Abstract: The ultimate goal in galaxy studies is having a complete picture of galaxy formation and evolution...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/carlos-gmez-guijarro-ph.d.-thesis-defence---high-redshift-progenitors-of-massive-galaxies/" alt="Carlos Gómez-Guijarro Ph.d. thesis defence" title="Carlos Gómez-Guijarro Ph.d. thesis defence"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/carlos-gmez-guijarro-ph.d.-thesis-defence---high-redshift-progenitors-of-massive-galaxies/Headshot1.jpeg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/carlos-gmez-guijarro-ph.d.-thesis-defence---high-redshift-progenitors-of-massive-galaxies/ Thu, 04 Apr 2019 22:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/dawn-collaborator-kate-whitaker-receives-sloan-foundation-fellowship/ Kate Whitaker, assistant professor of physics, stands next to a telescope inside the observatory on...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/dawn-collaborator-kate-whitaker-receives-sloan-foundation-fellowship/" alt="DAWN International Faculty Member Kate Whitaker Receives Sloan Foundation Fellowship" title="DAWN International Faculty Member Kate Whitaker Receives Sloan Foundation Fellowship"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/dawn-collaborator-kate-whitaker-receives-sloan-foundation-fellowship/kate55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2019/dawn-collaborator-kate-whitaker-receives-sloan-foundation-fellowship/ Wed, 20 Feb 2019 11:15:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/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...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/catching-a-glimpse-of-the-gamma-ray-burst-engine/" alt="Catching a glimpse of the gamma-ray burst engine" title="Catching a glimpse of the gamma-ray burst engine"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/catching-a-glimpse-of-the-gamma-ray-burst-engine/Gamma_ray_burst_55px.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news19/catching-a-glimpse-of-the-gamma-ray-burst-engine/ Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:15:00 +0100