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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
Abac, A. G.; Abouelfettouh, I. et al. (inc. Rinaldi, S.; Mapelli, M.)
Search for planetary-mass ultracompact binaries using data from the first part of the LIGO─Virgo─KAGRA fourth observing run
PhRvD 114, b2005(2026)

8/2026
Chan, Julian; Gualandris, Alessia et al. (inc. Dehnen, Walter)
Perturber-driven dynamics of supermassive black hole binaries in galaxy mergers
MNRAS 550, g1374(2026)

8/2026
Zacharias, Michael; Wierzcholska, Alicja
20 Years of monitoring: PKS 2155 - 304 and PKS 1510 - 089 in the eyes of Swift and Fermi. II. PKS 1510 - 089 and comparison
JHEAp 54, 00689(2026)


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