News archive 2007

2007-12-20
Reinforced concentration on astrobiology in Stockholm
New multimillion investment renders possible a reinforcement of the activities of the astrobiology graduate school at Stockholm University.

2007-12-11
New glasses reveal secrets in spiral galaxy center
With the help of a revolutionary instrument, an international research team has mapped the gas flow feeding the nuclear starburst in the galaxy M83.

2007-12-04
Bigger is not always better
An international research team has simulated how the radiation from the first stars affected the evolution of the universe.

2007-11-12
Leonid meteor shower
This Sunday 18/11 the Leonids will reach its maximum, which means that there is a high chance of seeing extraordinary many so called shooting stars.

2007-11-08
Out in space
On Thursday 8/11 all interested are invited to Kultuhuset for a discussion about the space age.

2007-11-05
Public lecture on the spectacular deaths of stars
On Wednesday 7/11 all interested are invited to an exciting lecture.

2007-11-01
Telescope in place!
Yesterday, the new telescope was smoothly lifted into the AlbaNova dome under the expectant eyes of both researchers and mass media.

2007-10-29
AlbaNova's new telescope to be lifted in
On Wednesday, October 31, the new telescope at AlbaNova University Center will be lifted into the dome.

2007-10-26
Stunning comet now visible!
Comet 17P/Holmes shocked the astronomy world earlier this week when it unexpectedly increased its brightness over half a million times in a matter of hours.

2007-10-17
MACHOs as dark matter
Researchers at Stockholm Observatory have performed the most realistic simulations so far of gravitational microlensing by compact, dark objects.

2007-10-11
Young star eats its way out of its cloud
New observations give the most detailed picture yet of Barnard 335, a dark interstellar cloud.

2007-10-02
Public lecture on the dark sides of the universe
On Thursday 4/10 all interested are invited to an exciting lecture.

2007-09-26
Swedish astronomers met in Kiruna
A large fraction of Sweden's astronomers gathered for a conference, the Astronomers' Days, in Kiruna 21-23/9.

2007-09-17
Doctoral dissertation on starburst galaxies by Matthew Hayes
On September 19, Matthew Hayes defends his doctoral thesis titled "Lyman-alpha imaging of starburst galaxies in the local universe and beyond".

2007-09-11
Destroying ice in young solar systems
A new study at Stockholm Observatory shows that stellar radiation may blast away water ice even in the outer, cooler parts of circumstellar discs.

2007-09-06
A galaxy in transformation
A team of astronomers from Uppsala and Stockholm has studied how the gas and the stars in the center of the galaxy Henize 2-10 move.

2007-08-21
Mars hoax
Since a few years back, the myth that the planet Mars will be extremely bright during August is resurrected every summer.

2007-08-08
Perseid meteor shower
On the night between August 12 and 13, the Perseids will reach its maximum, which means that there is a high chance of seeing extraordinary many so called shooting stars.

2007-07-17
A factory for massive stars
A collaborating group of researchers from Stockholm Observatory and the massive star formation group at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, has taken a closer look at a stellar factory for massive stars.

2007-07-05
PoGOLite and the cosmic X-rays' oscillations
The researchers behind the balloon-borne instrument PoGOLite have in a preparatory study investigated what results they can expect on the polarisation of cosmic X-rays.

2007-06-21
What is going on in debris disks?
An international research team has developed a new model for the dusty disks left over after planet formation.

2007-06-15
New editor for Populär Astronomi
Stockholm astronomer Robert Cumming takes over as editor for the magazine Populär Astronomi for one year starting on July 1.

2007-06-12
Docent lecture on stellar evolution
On June 14, Kay Justtanont gives her docent lecture titled "Stellar Evolution - recycling stars".

2007-06-01
New summer course: Man in space
On July 17, the new summer course "Man in space" starts (given in Swedish).

2007-05-25
Unveiling the kinematics of galaxies
An international research team has developed new tools to unveil the kinematics of the star-forming regions and spiral arms in the galaxy M 74.

2007-05-14
Doctoral dissertation on gamma-ray bursts by Luis Borgonovo
On May 16, Luis Borgonovo defends his doctoral thesis titled "Spectral and temporal studies of gamma-ray bursts".

2007-05-10
Odin turns its focus to the Earth's climate
The space observatory can now devote all of its time to its second assignment - to observe the Earth's atmosphere.

2007-05-04
Supernova 1987A: An astrophysical laboratory
The Supernova Group at Stockholm Observatory has with the help of the large telescope VLT been able to carefully study different regions of the gas surrounding the supernova.

2007-04-27
Public lecture at AlbaNova
On Wednesday 2/5 we invite all interested to a popular lecture on travelling between stars.

2007-04-11
New researcher at Stockholm Observatory: Alexis Brandeker
On April 2, Alexis Brandeker started his position as research associate to study planet forming gas disks surrounding young stars.

2007-04-05
The Discovery crew visits Stockholm University
On April 10, Christer Fuglesang visits Sweden together with the crew on the space shuttle Discovery for the first time after the space mission.

2007-04-03
René Liseau new professor at Chalmers
In August 2007, René Liseau, professor at Stockholm Observatory, will take up his new professorship in radio astronomy at Chalmers Technological University in Gothenburg, Sweden.

2007-03-28
Odin finds elusive oxygen molecule
Molecular oxygen has for the first time been detected in interstellar space by an international group of scientists using the Swedish Odin space observatory.

2007-03-22
Hans Olofsson new member of the Royal Academy of Sciences
In February 2007, the Royal Academy of Sciences (KVA) elected Hans Olofsson, professor at Stockholm Observatory, new member in the class for astronomy and space science.

2007-03-16
Doctoral dissertation on supernovae by Tanja Nymark
On March 20, Tanja Nymark defends her doctoral thesis titled "X-ray emission from supernova shock waves".

2007-03-13
Vast activity in stellar nursery
New observations done by researchers at Stockholm Observatory give the most detailed picture yet of a very active star formation region.

2007-03-07
Open house at AlbaNova
On Sunday, March 11, the public is invited to experience the latest science research in physics, astronomy and biotechnology at AlbaNova University Center.

2007-02-28
Total lunar eclipse
On the night between March 3 och 4, 2007, we can once again enjoy a total lunar eclipse.

2007-02-23
20th anniversary of Supernova 1987A
Today is the 20th anniversary of one of the most studied objects in the universe!

2007-02-22
New Master's program in Astronomy
This fall will mark the premiere for the new Master's program in Astronomy. Apply now!

2007-02-07
The first light
A new study shows that it could be easier than expected so far to detect the radiation emitted by the first stars in the universe.

2007-01-22
Public lecture on history's 10 most amazing supernovae
On Wednesday 24/1 all interested are invited to an exciting lecture.

2007-01-18
Supernovae and the expansion of the universe
Results published in several recent articles indicate that the dark energy is best described by a cosmological constant.

2007-01-12
Comet McNaught heads for the Sun
The SOHO satellite is getting ready to observe the brightest comet it has ever seen.

2007-01-10
Nordita officially opens in Stockholm
Since January 1, 2007, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (Nordita) is officially located at the AlbaNova University Center in Stockholm.