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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)

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)

ZAH mourns Joachim Krautter

Prof. Joachim Krautter passed away on February 4th, 2026, in Neckargemünd. Throughout his professional career he was associated with LSW and the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Heidelberg University. (2026/03/11)

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Next Astro colloquia
Jun 25
11:15		Tracing Stellar Feedback-Driven Bubbles: From Galactic HII Regions to Nearby Galaxies
Slawa Kabanovic (ARI)
ARI Institute Colloquium
ARI, Moenchhofstrasse 12-14, Seminarraum 1.OG
Jun 30
16:30		Black holes and revelations: unseen companions in stellar binaries
Kareem El-Badry (Caltech)
Heidelberg Joint Astronomical Colloquium
Philosophenweg 12, Main Lecture hall (gHS),
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

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Recent ZAH publications
6/2026
Viaña, Javier; Lee, Janice C. et al. (inc. Klessen, Ralf S.)
To What Extent Are Star Cluster Ages Encoded in Their Environments? Exploring the Spatial Distribution of Age-related Information with PHANGS-HST Imaging and Convolutional Neural Networks
ApJ 1004, 8(2026)

7/2026
Smith, Matthew C.
Imladris: a detailed and flexible model for galaxy simulations with individual stars
MNRAS 549, ag959(2026)

6/2026
Angeloni, Federico; Kritos, Konstantinos et al. (inc. Mapelli, Michela; Torniamenti, Stefano)
Investigating the formation channel of GW231123: Population III stars or hierarchical mergers?
A&A 710, L14(2026)


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