News archive 2005

2005-12-05
The Crab Nebula from Hubble

By combining images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have created a detailed image of the enitre Crab Nebula. Read more here.

2005-11-30
Hans Olofsson new head of OSO

Hans Olofsson of the Department of Astronomy becomes the new director of Onsala Space Observatory. Read more here.

2005-10-28
Göran Scharmer recieves honorary doctorate

Swedish solar physicist Göran Scharmer is to receive an honorary doctorate from Uppsala University. Read more here.

2005-10-20
Large telescope to AlbaNova

A new telescope will be placed in the dome atop AlbaNova. Read more here.

2005-10-06
Breakthrough regarding short GRBs

Recent observations of short gamma-ray bursts have earned the front page of the latest issue of the journal Nature. Read more here.

2005-09-28
Partial solar eclipse

On October 3, a partial solar eclipse visible in Sweden will occur. Read more here.

2005-09-23
Odin to appear at AlbaNova's Open House

A full-scale model of Swedish satellite Odin is one of the attractions at AlbaNova University Center's open day on Sunday September 25. Read more here.

2005-09-19
Crafoord Prize to leading cosmologists

20-21/9 marks the Crafoord days in Stockholm, in connection with this year's Crafoord Prize in cosmology. Read more here.

2005-09-13
Odin observed the impact

The American probe Deep Impact found its target. Read more about Odin's observations here.

2005-09-07
Brilliant thesis

The thesis by Boris Gudiksen on the heating of the solar corona has recieved an award. Read more here.

2005-08-18
August moon

Is there something special about an August moon? Read more here (in Swedish).

2005-08-11
Meteor showers tonight

The Perseides will peak the coming two nights. Read more here (in Swedish).

2005-07-25
First detection of interstellar O₂

Five years of searching with the Odin satellite have finally yielded results. Read more here.

2005-06-28
Comet crash draws close

Impact will occur at 7.52 am on Monday, July 4. Read more here.

2005-06-09
Shocked supernova still a mystery

Credit: P. Challis & R. Kirshner/Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Read more... (in Swedish)

2005-03-09
Seminar on the ISS

Picture of the ISS taken from the space shuttle Endeavor. Credit: NASA

Tomorrow March 10, the Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang will give a seminar about the International Space Station (ISS). More information...

2005-03-07
Astronomy on TV

There will be astronomy on TV this Wednesday.
Read more..

2005-02-21
Astronomy in excellent centre

The Swedish Research Council has awarded millions to centres of excellence. The department of astronomy is among them.
Read more..

2005-02-18
Odin turns 4

Odin - Credit: Swedish National Space Board

The Swedish satellite Odin celebrates its fourth birthday on Feb. 20.
Link to information about Odin (Swedish National Space Board).

2005-02-16
Press meeting with astronomers

On Monday, 21/2 at 11.30, Jesper Sollerman, Göran Östlin and Felix Ryde will talk about the latest advances in the field of Gamma-Ray Bursts. The Faculty of Natural Sciences is organizing the event.

2005-02-14
New astronomical reference work

A new astronomical reference work has been published. The authors are Anita Sundman, active at the department of astronomy, Per Ahlin and Björn Stenholm.

2005-01-28
Crafoord prize 2005 to astronomers

Source: KVA

Three cosmologists have shared the 2005 Crafoord prize awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

2005-01-13
Study astronomy this spring!

M81 in ultraviolet - Credit: GALEX Team, Caltech, NASA

Click the image for more information on the courses given this semester (in Swedish).

2005-01-05
Comet Machholz

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