Posts by Peter Laursen
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James Webb finds surprisingly mature galaxies in early cosmic megastructure
Using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by a Danish astronomy student at the Cosmic Dawn Center in Copenhagen showed that some of the most massive galaxies in the early Universe were evolving more rapidly than expected. Studying a recently-discovered enormous galaxy cluster, the “Cosmic Vine”, the astronomers found that the huge structure hosts many additional galaxies, including several massive “dead” galaxies that have already stopped forming stars.
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James Webb finder overraskende modne galakser i tidlig kosmisk megastruktur
Ved hjælp af rumteleskopet James Webb har et internationalt forskerhold, ledet af en dansk astronomistuderende ved Cosmic Dawn Center i København, vist at nogle af de tungeste galakser i det tidlige Univers udviklede sig hurtigere end forventet. Ved at studere en gigantisk, nyligt opdaget galaksehob, “Cosmic Vine”, fandt astronomerne, at den enorme struktur rummer mange flere galakser, herunder flere tunge “døde” galakser, som allerede er stoppet med at danne stjerner.
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Viola Gelli wins prize for best PhD thesis in astrophysics
Congratulations and an extra happy New Year to Viola Gelli for winning the “Livio Gratton” prize, Italy’s top award for the best PhD thesis in Astrophysics. The prize was awarded for Viola’s thesis “Dwarf satellite galaxies at high-redshift: physical understanding and JWST predictions”.
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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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Astro-Pic Of the Day
- The Long Wispy Tail of Comet R3 (PanSTARRS)Why does Comet R3 (PanSTARRS) have a wispy tail? The newest bright member of the inner Solar System, Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) is already extending an impressive stream of glowing gas