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Recent DAWN papers
Allen, Natalie et al., Galaxy size and mass build-up in the first 2 Gyr of cosmic history from multi-wavelength JWST NIRCam imaging, Astronomy and Astrophysics
O'Ryan, David et al., Time-scales for the effects of interactions on galaxy properties and SMBH growth, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Onori, F. et al., The case of AT2022wtn: a tidal disruption event in an interacting galaxy, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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The Cosmic Dawn Center
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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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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
Galactic dust reveals hidden patterns in stunning new images from James Webb
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of researchers led by a Danish bachelor student has uncovered surprising new details about the fine structure of cosmic dust in nearby galaxies. This dust — tiny particles floating in space — plays a key role in how stars and planets are born, and how galaxies evolve. The new study shows that different kinds of dust clouds behave in very different ways, and even helps pinpoint the size of the smallest patterns that dust clouds naturally form inside galaxies.
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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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Webb provides a new detailed look into the formation of the first galaxies
Astro-Pic Of the Day
- W5: Pillars of Star FormationHow do stars form? Images of the star forming region W5 like those in the infrared by NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE, later NEOWISE) satellite provide clear clues with indications that massive stars near the center of empty cavities are older than stars near the edges