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Master student discovers a group of galaxies clustered together in the early Universe
While developing and testing astronomical software on existing data, a master student in astronomy fortuitously discovered a group of galaxies in the very early Universe. In addition to demonstrating the potential of the software, the finding provides insight into the assembly of massive structures, as well as how some galaxies cease to form stars.
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Astronomer finder en sværm af galakser i kredsløb omkring en hyper-lysstærk galakse
Ved hjælp af Very Large Telescope og radioteleskopet ALMA i Chile har et hold af astronomer med deltagelse fra Niels Bohr Institutet opdaget en sværm af galakser rundt omkring en hyper-lysstærk og stærkt stjernedannende galakse i det tidlige Univers. Observationen giver et vigtigt indblik i, hvordan exceptionelt klare galakser vokser, og hvordan de udvikler sig til energirige kvasarer, som stråler tværs gennem det meste af det observerbare Univers.
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Astronomers discover a swarm of galaxies orbiting a hyper-luminous galaxy
Using the Very Large Telescope and the radio telescope ALMA in Chile, a team of astronomers including researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute has discovered a swarm of galaxies orbiting the surroundings of a hyper-luminous and vigorously star-forming galaxy in the early Universe. The observation provides important clues to how exceptionally bright galaxies grow, and to how they evolve into energetic quasars, beaming light across most of the observable Universe.
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Kasper Heintz receives EUR 207,000 from the Villum Foundation for building a new binocular telescope
Congratulations to Kasper Heintz, who has just been awarded a grant for building and installing two cameras at two different observatories. The cameras will enable astronomers to monitor short-lived astronomical phenomena such as stellar explosions, exoplanet transits, and Earth-impacting meteors.
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Astro-Pic Of the Day
- Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia AMassive stars in our Milky Way Galaxy live spectacular lives