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Cornelis P. Dullemond receives Astrophysical Software Award

This years' Astrophysical Software Award of the German Astronomical Society (AG) goes to Cornelis P. Dullemond (ZAH/ITA) for his radiative transfer software RADMC-3D. (2026/07/10)

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)

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Next Astro colloquia
Aug 21
11:00		Bridging the Divide: Studying the Resolved and Integrated Light of Nearby Galaxies in High Resolution
Ben Gibson (STScI)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
MPIA lecture hall,
Sep 18
11:00		TBA
Maria Bergemann (MPIA)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Oct 02
11:00		TBD
Duncan Christie (MPIA)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)

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Recent ZAH publications
7/2026
Bonne, L.; Schneider, N. et al. (u.a. Kabanovic, S.)
Molecular cloud dispersal traced by the ionized carbon 158 μm line
A&A 711, A304(2026)

8/2026
Ivey, L. R.; D'Eugenio, F. et al. (u.a. Liu, B.)
The Cliff: a metal-poor little red dot hosting an overmassive black hole at z = 3.55
MNRAS 550, g1220(2026)

7/2026
Jego, Baptiste; Béthermin, Matthieu et al. (u.a. Toni, Greta)
The impact of cosmic filaments on starburst galaxies across cosmic times
A&A 711, A303(2026)


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