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Michela Mapelli appointed Chair of the Observation Science Board of the Einstein Telescope Collaboration

Prof. Michela Mapelli (ZAH/ITA) has been appointed Chair of the Observation Science Board of one of the projects shaping the future of gravitational-wave astronomy. (2026/06/08)

New Catalog of ripples in spacetime sets records in gravitational astronomy

Heidelberg Astrophysicist Michela Mapelli (ZAH/ITA) helps decode a new Black-Hole enigma in a new catalog of gravitational wave events. (2026/05/26)

Massive black holes from merger events in star clusters

A new study involving Michela Mapelli (ZAH/ITA) and collaborators suggests that the biggest black holes form through violent merging events in densely populated star clusters. (2026/05/08)

Uncovering Hidden Neutron Stars Across the Galaxy

In a new study Zofia Kaczmarek (ZAH/ARI) and colleagues show how the Roman Space Telescope will enable the discovery of quiescent neutron stars. (2026/05/07)

ALMA reveals the fine structure of star birth beyond the Milky Way

Heidelberg astronomers help uncover how dense stellar building blocks form in the Large Magellanic Cloud. (2026/04/26)

Status as University of Excellence defended

Heidelberg University has defended its status as a University of Excellence and will receive funding for another seven years to continue strengthening its scientific and scholarly performance. (2026/03/11)

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Next Astro colloquia
Jul 02
11:15		CoRGI in MaNGA: Stellar Counter-Rotation Galaxies and the Exceptional Case of NGC 5717
Damir Gasymov (ARI)
ARI Institute Colloquium
ARI, Moenchhofstrasse 12-14, Seminarraum 1.OG
Jul 03
11:00		TBA
Wolfgang Brandner (MPIA)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Jul 03
11:00		How Does Nature Build the Stellar Initial Mass Function? From star-forming cores to compact OB cluster.
Fengwei Xu (MPIA)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)

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Recent ZAH publications
6/2026
Kreckel, K.; Egorov, O. V. et al. (inc. Sattler, N.; Liang, F.-H.; Egorova, E.; Kabanovic, S.)
SDSS-V LVM: Verifying what, and where, the "Galactic center lobe" is
A&A 710, A205(2026)

7/2026
Acharyya, A.; Aharonian, F. et al. (inc. Wagner, S. J.; Quirrenbach, A.; Marx, R.; Jankowsky, F.; Goswami, P.; Ait Benkhali, F.)
Scrutinizing the 2020 multiwavelength outburst of PKS 0903 - 57 through observations with H.E.S.S․
JHEAp 53, 00599(2026)

6/2026
Truong, Nhut; Markevitch, Maxim; Nelson, Dylan; Byrohl, Chris
Inferring the Mass of the Circumgalactic Medium Using X-Ray Resonant Scattering
ApJ 1004, 195(2026)


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