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Recent DAWN papers
van Kampen, Eelco et al. , The Spitzer Extragalactic Representative Volume Survey and DeepDrill extension: clustering of near-infrared galaxies, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Werner, S. V. et al. , Intracluster light in the core of z 2 galaxy proto-clusters, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Saldana-Lopez, A. et al. , The VANDELS survey: the ionizing properties of star-forming galaxies at 3 ≤ z ≤ 5 using deep rest-frame ultraviolet spectroscopy, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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The Cosmic Dawn Center
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About DAWN
The Cosmic Dawn Center is a collaboration between two institutions; the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, and the National Space Institute at the Technical University of Denmark.
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Staff & students
Some 50 scientists and students are affiliated with the Cosmic Dawn Center. Will you be our next colleague?
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Surveys
The Cosmic Dawn Center is involved in a number of observational surveys, dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of the early Universe.
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Outreach
We enjoy communicating our science to the public, through social media, popular science articles, public talks, interviews in various media, and just answering questions from interested readers.
Welcome to the Cosmic Dawn Center
The Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) is an international basic research center supported by the Danish National Research Foundation.
DAWN is located in Copenhagen at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, and at the National Space Institute at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Space).
The center is dedicated to uncovering how and when the first galaxies, stars and black holes formed, through observations with the prime telescopes of the next decade (ALMA, JWST, Euclid, E-ELT, HST) as well as through theory and simulations.
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News
Help wanted! Astronomers seek assistance from citizen scientists
In a new, magnificent project — the Cosmic Dawn Survey — professional astronomers are seeking the assistance from the public. The survey is unveiling tens of millions of new galaxies, and to describe their physical properties these galaxies need to be organized according to various criteria, including their “appearance”. But unlike most features in science, the appearance of a galaxy is not always objective.
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James Webb’s “too massive” galaxies may be even more massive
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Nearby galaxies help astronomers understand distant galaxies
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Charlotte Mason receives the L’Oréal-UNESCO’s For Women in Science Award
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The brightest explosion ever seen
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Astrophysicists unveil the unexpected symmetry of cosmic explosions