News from DAWN
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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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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
During the last six months, academic employee Gaurav Kumar, together with master students Kaj Grimstrup, Liazhe Li, and Omar Rashdan, have built two radio telescopes. One of them now observed its first light, while the other will follow soon. The two telescope will be mounted on the roof of the Niels Bohr Building, to be used for student projects in the future.
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Kasper Elm Heintz among Berlingske’s Top 100 Talents
Congratulations to Kasper Elm Heintz, assistant professor at the Cosmic Dawn Center, who has been selected as one of the top 100 talents in Denmark 2025 in Berlingske’s annual award for his discoveries in observational astronomy and his contribution to our understanding of the early Universe.
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Astro-Pic Of the Day
- Meteor DustWhat's happening to this meteor? It is shedding its outer layers as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere and heats up