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
International collaboration honored with prestigious Into Change Award for uncovering the cosmic origin of heavy elements
Professor Darach Watson of the Cosmic Dawn Center at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, is among six leading European scientists recognized with the inaugural Into Change Award, one of Europe’s largest research prizes, awarded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science.
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Galactic dust reveals hidden patterns in stunning new images from James Webb
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First light from student-built radio telescope
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Kasper Elm Heintz among Berlingske’s Top 100 Talents
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James Webb discovers earliest sign of the Universe becoming transparent
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New insights into galaxy growth and dark matter from James Webb
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