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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 07
16:30		 Expediting Astronomical Discovery with AI Agents: Progress, Challenges, and Future Directions
Yuan-Sen Ting (OSU)
Heidelberg Joint Astronomical Colloquium
Philosophenweg 12, Main Lecture hall (gHS),
Jul 09
11:15		Nucleosynthesis and the Milky Way's accretion history: What we have learned and what we will learn
Tadafumi Matsuno (ARI)
ARI Institute Colloquium
ARI, Moenchhofstrasse 12-14, Seminarraum 1.OG
Jul 10
11:00		Gaia DR4
René André, Morgan Fouesneau, Coryn Bailer-Jones (MPIA)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)

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Recent ZAH publications
6/2026
Berczik, P.; Sobodar, O. et al. (u.a. Spurzem, R.)
Is the overconcentration of pristine populations in Galactic globular clusters real?: An N-body approach to the problem
A&A 710, A106(2026)

6/2026
Greve, Minou; Neumann, Lukas et al. (u.a. Klessen, Ralf S.)
From gas to stars along the spiral wave: CO, HCN, and star formation variations across the spiral arms in NGC 4321 and M51
A&A 710, A121(2026)

6/2026
Bazzi, Z.; Kobayashi, M. I. N. et al. (u.a. Romanelli, A.; Ramambason, L.; Klessen, R. S.)
The lifetime of 100 000 molecular clouds in the nearby Universe
A&A 710, A142(2026)


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