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Webb reveals chemical profile of atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-39 b 22 November 2022An international team of astronomers has revealed the first 'chemical profile' of an exoplanet's atmosphere. The team, including Leiden astronomer Yam...
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What do complex molecules tell us about star formation? 21 November 2022How do you progress from an immense gas cloud somewhere in the universe to a star with planets? Research by Astronomy PhD student Martijn van Gelder s...
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The Mindfulnest at the Science Faculty 18 November 2022Are you in need of some rest, stressed about an exam, or feeling under the weather? Since a few months you can find Mindfulnest at the Science Faculty...
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Colliding magnetic fields reveal unknown planets 14 November 2022Northern lights, stellar winds and exoplanets. This is what astronomer's PhD research revolved around. PhD candidate astronomer Rob Kavanagh developed...
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Life after the Grand Jamboree: Wrapping-up iGEM 10 November 2022‘A challenging rollercoaster, but also a very bonding and insightful experience,’ that’s how the team of iGEM Leiden 2022 wraps up their participation...
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LOFAR antennas unveil giant glow of radio emission surrounding cluster of galaxies 02 November 2022A Dutch-Italian-German team of astronomers has observed a huge glow of radio emission around a cluster of thousands of galaxies. They combined data fr...
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Clusters of galaxies better in view with radio X-ray combination 17 October 2022Through the clever use of two types of telescopes, a team of researchers has produced stunning images of clusters of galaxies. This not only produces ...
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Ewine van Dishoeck receives the Niels Bohr medal 07 October 2022Leiden professor of molecular astrophysics and astrochemistry Ewine van Dishoeck was presented with the Niels Bohr International Gold Medal on Friday ...
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Ewine van Dishoeck interviews minister Dijkgraaf - Astronomy celebrates 60 years of ESO 04 October 2022With a special symposium at Museum Boerhaave, ESO celebrated its 60th anniversary on Monday, 26 September. More than 100 scientists, politicians and p...
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Harold Linnartz opnieuw benoemd voor vier jaar 28 September 2022Prof Harold Linnartz has been reappointed Director of Education of the bachelor and master programmes of Astronomy. The appointment is for a period of...
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From research in space to director on earth 08 September 2022After ten years and one day, Leiden Observatory has a new director. As of 1 September, Ignas Snellen will set the course for the astronomical institut...
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Webb detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere 25 August 2022The James Webb Space Telescope has found evidence of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere of a giant planet 700 light years away. This result provid...
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Mapping the universe with a NWO grant of 3.1 million 04 August 2022With the new Euclid satellite, scientists are going to map a large part of the sky. The satellite ofthe European Space Agency (ESA) will soon give t...
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Four Leiden consortia awarded large NWO grants 27 July 2022No less than four Leiden research teams have been awarded a grant by NWO. On 27 July NWO honoured 21 applications in the Open Competition ENW-XL. NWO ...
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Ignas Snellen new Scientific Director of Leiden Observatory 26 July 2022As of 16 August Ignas Snellen is the new Scientific Director of the astronomical institute of the Faculty of Science. He will succeed Huub Rottgering,...