https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2021/ en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:22:03 +0200 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:22:03 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/a-novel-way-of-investigating-star-forming-gas-in-the-early-universe/ Combining observations of exploding stars and observations of galaxies, astronomers at the Cosmic Dawn...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/a-novel-way-of-investigating-star-forming-gas-in-the-early-universe/" alt="A novel way of investigating star-forming gas in the early Universe" title="A novel way of investigating star-forming gas in the early Universe"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/a-novel-way-of-investigating-star-forming-gas-in-the-early-universe/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/a-novel-way-of-investigating-star-forming-gas-in-the-early-universe/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:45:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/one-in-five-galaxies-in-the-early-universe-could-still-be-hidden-behind-cosmic-dust/ Astronomers at the University of Copenhagen’s Cosmic Dawn Center have discovered two previously... https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/one-in-five-galaxies-in-the-early-universe-could-still-be-hidden-behind-cosmic-dust/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:30:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/reported-record-distant-explosion-turns-out-to-be-probably-just-a-piece-of-space-junk/ A perspective into how science sometimes operates: Even with the most careful measures taken to ensure...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/reported-record-distant-explosion-turns-out-to-be-probably-just-a-piece-of-space-junk/" alt="Reported record-distant explosion turns out to be probably just a piece of space junk" title="Reported record-distant explosion turns out to be probably just a piece of space junk"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/reported-record-distant-explosion-turns-out-to-be-probably-just-a-piece-of-space-junk/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/reported-record-distant-explosion-turns-out-to-be-probably-just-a-piece-of-space-junk/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/ucph-astronomers-find-six-distant--and-mysteriously-dead--galaxies/ Astronomers from the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), among others,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/ucph-astronomers-find-six-distant--and-mysteriously-dead--galaxies/" alt="UCPH astronomers find six distant – and mysteriously dead – galaxies" title="UCPH astronomers find six distant – and mysteriously dead – galaxies"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/ucph-astronomers-find-six-distant--and-mysteriously-dead--galaxies/billedinformationer/D_de_galakser_1_55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/ucph-astronomers-find-six-distant--and-mysteriously-dead--galaxies/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/astronomers-spot-the-same-supernova-three-times--and-predict-a-fourth-sighting-in-16-years/ The enormous gravitation of a cluster of galaxies warps space to the extent that light from distant galaxies...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/astronomers-spot-the-same-supernova-three-times--and-predict-a-fourth-sighting-in-16-years/" alt="Astronomers spot the same supernova three times — and predict a fourth sighting in 16 years" title="Astronomers spot the same supernova three times — and predict a fourth sighting in 16 years"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/astronomers-spot-the-same-supernova-three-times--and-predict-a-fourth-sighting-in-16-years/Sn-requiem1_55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/astronomers-spot-the-same-supernova-three-times--and-predict-a-fourth-sighting-in-16-years/ Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2021/kasper-heintz-is-awarded-180-hours-at-the-very-large-telescope-to-study-fast-radio-bursts/ In an exceptionally large program, postdoc and DAWN affiliate Kasper Heintz will now have the opportunity...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2021/kasper-heintz-is-awarded-180-hours-at-the-very-large-telescope-to-study-fast-radio-bursts/" alt="Kasper Heintz is awarded 180 hours at the Very Large Telescope to study fast radio bursts" title="Kasper Heintz is awarded 180 hours at the Very Large Telescope to study fast radio bursts"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2021/kasper-heintz-is-awarded-180-hours-at-the-very-large-telescope-to-study-fast-radio-bursts/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2021/kasper-heintz-is-awarded-180-hours-at-the-very-large-telescope-to-study-fast-radio-bursts/ Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:15:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/danish-student-solves-how-the-universe-is-reflected-near-black-holes/ Space is so warped around black holes that even light rays curve around them. However, this has not been...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/danish-student-solves-how-the-universe-is-reflected-near-black-holes/" alt="Danish Student solves how the Universe is reflected near black holes" title="Danish Student solves how the Universe is reflected near black holes"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/danish-student-solves-how-the-universe-is-reflected-near-black-holes/albert55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/danish-student-solves-how-the-universe-is-reflected-near-black-holes/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2021/johan-fynbo-receives-dff-grant/ The Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) has just awarded 191 grants for new research projects, 20...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2021/johan-fynbo-receives-dff-grant/" alt="Johan Fynbo receives DFF grant" title="Johan Fynbo receives DFF grant"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2021/johan-fynbo-receives-dff-grant/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/research/astrophysics/dawn/news/2021/johan-fynbo-receives-dff-grant/ Thu, 27 May 2021 10:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/alma-discovers-rotating-infant-galaxy-with-help-of-natural-cosmic-telescope/ Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers at the Cosmic Dawn Center at UCPH/DTU...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/alma-discovers-rotating-infant-galaxy-with-help-of-natural-cosmic-telescope/" alt="ALMA Discovers Rotating Infant Galaxy with Help of Natural Cosmic Telescope" title="ALMA Discovers Rotating Infant Galaxy with Help of Natural Cosmic Telescope"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/alma-discovers-rotating-infant-galaxy-with-help-of-natural-cosmic-telescope/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/alma-discovers-rotating-infant-galaxy-with-help-of-natural-cosmic-telescope/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/namely_names/2021/danish-participation-in-over-a-third-of-the-new-james-webb-space-telescopes-initial-observations/ Cosmic Dawn Center – a collaboration between Technical University of Denmark and the Niels Bohr...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/namely_names/2021/danish-participation-in-over-a-third-of-the-new-james-webb-space-telescopes-initial-observations/" alt="Danish participation in over a third of the new James Webb Space Telescope’s initial observations" title="Danish participation in over a third of the new James Webb Space Telescope’s initial observations"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/namely_names/2021/danish-participation-in-over-a-third-of-the-new-james-webb-space-telescopes-initial-observations/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/namely_names/2021/danish-participation-in-over-a-third-of-the-new-james-webb-space-telescopes-initial-observations/ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/new-study-sows-doubt-about-the-composition-of-70-percent-of-our-universe/ Researchers the world over have long believed that 70 percent of the universe is composed of dark energy,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/new-study-sows-doubt-about-the-composition-of-70-percent-of-our-universe/" alt="New study shows doubt about the composition of 70 percent of our universe" title="New study shows doubt about the composition of 70 percent of our universe"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/new-study-sews-doubt-about-the-composition-of-70-percent-of-our-universe/billedinformationer/universet_55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/news/news21/new-study-sows-doubt-about-the-composition-of-70-percent-of-our-universe/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:45:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/namely_names/2021/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 among...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/namely_names/2021/two-young-researchers-from-the-niels-bohr-institute-receive-villum-young-investigator-grants/" alt="Two young researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute receive Villum Young Investigator grants" title="Two young researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute receive Villum Young Investigator grants"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/namely_names/2021/two-young-researchers-from-the-niels-bohr-institute-receive-villum-young-investigator-grants/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/namely_names/2021/two-young-researchers-from-the-niels-bohr-institute-receive-villum-young-investigator-grants/ Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:00:00 +0100 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/namely_names/2021/irene-tamborra-receives-grant-to-investigate-the-role-of-neutrinos-in-the-forming-of-heavy-elements/ The title is a little unusual for a scientific project: “Neutron stars - rattling, shining and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/namely_names/2021/irene-tamborra-receives-grant-to-investigate-the-role-of-neutrinos-in-the-forming-of-heavy-elements/" alt="Irene Tamborra receives grant to investigate the unknowns of neutron star mergers" title="Irene Tamborra receives grant to investigate the unknowns of neutron star mergers"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/namely_names/2021/irene-tamborra-receives-grant-to-investigate-the-role-of-neutrinos-in-the-forming-of-heavy-elements/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/namely_names/2021/irene-tamborra-receives-grant-to-investigate-the-role-of-neutrinos-in-the-forming-of-heavy-elements/ Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:45:00 +0100