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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)…

New computer model:

Here is what it looks like, when a massive black hole devours a star

Jane Lixin Dai and Professor Enrico Ramirez from DARK Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute…

Ruari Mackenzie visit

Postgraduate Ruari Mackenzie from the Department of Physics, Durham University visits Dawn on Frida…

Women in Physics Prize 2017 awarded to up and coming astrophysicist Sarah Pearson

Together with the well-deserved KIF prize of 5000 Danish crowns, Christina Nis, Professor MSO at…

Neutrino research:

From deep under the Antartica-surface: IceCube has collected new knowledge about high-energy neutrino physics

High-energy neutrinos ‘caught’ in Antarctica Scientists from NBI were part of an international team…

Anja C. Andersen has been awarded the Danish Authors' Society Literary Prize 2017

The prize has previously been awarded, among others, to Ebbe Kløvedal Reich, Tor Nørretranders, Jør…

The Star That Would Not Die:

New discovery: Supernova explodes several times

Astronomers have for the first time discovered a star that exploded multiple times over a period of…

GRAVITATIONAL WAVES:

Neutron star smash shakes universe

Scientists have, for the first time, captured gravitational waves as well as light, from two neutro…

NEUTRON STAR MERGER:

Now we can find out where the heavy elements come from

The discovery of a kilonova produced by the collision of two neutron stars brings researchers a big…