Stellar Astrophysics Centre:
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and extra-solar planets
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2013.04.22 | Public/media, Staff
Researchers find the most Earthlike planets to date
Danish researchers at Aarhus University and the Niels Bohr Institute have helped find a planetary system with two Earthlike planets in the habitable zone. The discovery was made using NASA’s Kepler satellite, and the results have been published in the scientific journal Science.
2013.04.22 | Public/media, Staff
Aarhus helps to build the world’s largest telescope
Danish astronomers will now get access to the largest and most ambitious telescope in the world, which will be able to show whether there are living organisms on the surface of planets in other solar systems.
2013.03.27 | Research news, Public/media
Astronomers find a new type of supernova
People have been observing supernovae for more than a thousand years. Throughout this time, a previously unknown class has been hiding in the shadows of the cosmos. Meet Type 1ax – a faint and somewhat ‘gentle’ supernova.
2013.03.15 | Public/media, Knowledge exchange
ESO Users' Committee Poll 2013
The ESO User's Committee will meet on 25th and 26th April 2013 and would like information from you on your experiences using ESO facilities during Periods 89-91 and ALMA Cycles 0 and 1. We would also like your views on the special topic of this year "VLTI Operations", which you may find towards the end of the questionnaire. We would highly…
2013.02.21 | Research news, Public/media
The smallest planet in the universe – to date – has been found!
An international research team has analysed measurements from the Kepler satellite and found the smallest planet ever registered in the universe. The Stellar Astrophysics Centre at Aarhus University took part in the work to find and characterise the small planet, which is the size of our moon.
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