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Planeetvormende schijven evolueren verrassend vergelijkbaar 06 May 2022
Our solar system probably evolved in the same way as most of the other planetary systems around us. This has been shown by German-Austrian-Dutch resea...
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‘All of Leiden will join in with the Seeing Stars experiment’ 02 May 2022
What will happen if the lights in a large part of the city are switched off? How many stars can you see without all that light pollution? This is what...
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First MIRI-image by the James Webb Space Telescope 29 April 2022
The alignment of the James Webb Space Telescope is complete. The space observatory is able to capture sharp, well-directed images with each of its fou...
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Life cycle of comets near other star resembles that of our solar system 28 April 2022
The life cycle of comets near the star Beta Pictoris is similar to that of comets in our own solar system. This is the conclusion of a team of astrono...
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ERC Advanced Grants for four Leiden researchers 26 April 2022
From a new generation of antibiotics and more-effective vaccines to a map of dark matter and new light on Hindu traditions. Four researchers from Leid...
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ERC Advanced Grant for dark matter research 26 April 2022
Dark matter. Something invisible that, according to calculations, comprises about 85% of the matter in the universe. With an ERC Advanced Grant of €2....
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Ewine van Dishoeck receives Fritz Zwicky prize for astrophysics & cosmology 11 March 2022
The Fritz Zwicky Prize 2022 for Astrophysics & Cosmology has been awarded to Prof. Ewine F. van Dishoeck for her pioneering, decades-long work in astr...
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'If you think astronomy is a man's world, then it's your job to make a change' 08 March 2022
During her master's thesis, Nashanty Brunken (24) worked in a team with five other women. With this female team, they discovered the largest molecule ...
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Astronomers discover largest molecule yet in a planet-forming disc 08 March 2022
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, researchers at Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands have for the first time d...
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Flurry of new discoveries as incredible new image revealing 4.4 million galaxies is made public 28 February 2022
Over a seven year period an international team of scientists has mapped more than a quarter of the northern sky using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR),...
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No exams or lectures, but building a radio telescope with empty paint cans 22 February 2022
No more lectures and exams for the Radio Astronomy course taught by Michiel Brentjens. The corona crisis is a moment of reflection that has changed hi...
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Leiden’s Astronomy and Society group develops new materials for public engagement trainers 21 February 2022
Do you practice public engagement? The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has just released a unique set of open-source materials designed to be u...
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Dutch researchers uncover hidden supermassive black hole 16 February 2022
An international team of astronomers led by Violeta Gámez Rosas (Leiden University) has observed a supermassive black hole hidden in a ring of dust. T...
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Astronomers find largest radio galaxy ever 16 February 2022
By a stroke of luck, a team led by Dutch PhD student Martijn Oei has discovered a radio galaxy of at least 16 million lightyears long. The pair of pla...
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Ewine van Dishoeck in children's book: 'Follow your heart and make sure you become very good at something' 15 February 2022
Professor of Molecular Astrophysics Ewine van Dishoeck is portrayed as a heroine in a pictorial children's book. ‘It starts with a dream' tells the st...