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Eva Grebel elected Vice President of the German Astronomical Society

Eva K. Grebel (ZAH/ARI) is the new Vice President of the German Astronomical Society (AG). She was appointed at the annual meeting of the AG on September 8, 2026. (2026/08/09)

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)

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Next Astro colloquia
Nov 04
14:00		Charge Exchange Illuminates Turbulent Cold–Hot Interfaces
Yizhan Zhang (Fudan University)
ARI Special Colloquium
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Mönchhofstraße 12-14 [room in talk description], Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Mönchhofstraße 12-14 [room in talk description]
Nov 04
14:30		LyC Radiative Transfer
Seok-Jun Chang (MPA)
ARI Special Colloquium
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Mönchhofstraße 12-14 [room in talk description], Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Mönchhofstraße 12-14 [room in talk description]
Nov 05
11:15		Formation of Balmer Lines in Little Red Dots with Radiative Transfer in Multiphase Gas
Seok-Jun Chang (MPA)
ARI Institute Colloquium
ARI, Moenchhofstrasse 12-14, Seminarraum 1.OG

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Recent ZAH publications
10/2026
Kaczmarek, Zofia; Sweeney, David et al. (inc. Bastian, Ulrich)
Predictions for astrometric microlensing in Gaia
A&A 714, A374(2026)

10/2026
Patricelli, B.; Bernardini, M. G.; Sgalletta, C.; Mapelli, M.
Exploring the connection between fast radio bursts and binary neutron star mergers
A&A 714, A254(2026)

10/2026
Arca Sedda, Manuel; Paiella, Lavinia et al. (inc. Mestichelli, Benedetta)
Isolated or dynamical? Tracing black hole binary formation through the population of gravitational-wave sources
PhRvD 114, h3037(2026)


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