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The early Universe:

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…

New study shows 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…

The Evolution of Galaxies :

Understanding galaxy evolution

Studying how galaxies evolve takes more than just observing them and noting their properties. A…

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…

Faith and Science: A conversation with Prof. Johan Fynbo

DAWN Professor Johan P. U. Fynbo was recently invited to give a longer discussion on the interplay…

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…

Astronomical discovery: How novae light up the sky

An international team, including researchers from the University of Copenhagen, has for the first…

11 billion years old evidence of a cosmic hit-and-run: DAWN member discovers oldest known Galaxy Ring

Astronomers (including DAWN affiliate Claudia Lagos) find the hitherto most distant "ring galaxy".…