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Researchers have found the queen of supernovas: Shines brighter than any previously found

Astronomers from the University of Copenhagen, among others, have discovered the queen of all…

Sarah Pearson receives the prestigious NASA Hubble Fellowship

Former Niels Bohr Institute student, Sarah Pearson, has just been awarded one of the most…

Astrophysics, Galaxies:

The core of massive dying galaxies already formed 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang

The most distant dying galaxy discovered so far, more massive than our Milky Way — with more than a…

Carbon cocoons surround growing galaxies far beyond previous beliefs, says new study from the Niels Bohr Institute

Researchers have discovered gigantic clouds of gaseous carbon spanning more than a radius of 30,000…

The death of a star:

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…

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…

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…

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…