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The European Research Council (ERC) awarded Michela Mapelli (ZAH/ITA) an Advanced Grant of €2.5 million to study the formation of intermediate-mass black holes with 100 to 10.000 times the mass of our Sun. (2025/06/17)

Dominika Wylezalek (ZAH/ARI) on how a large-scale industrial project is threatening scientific research with telescopes operated by the European Southern Observatory. (2025/05/27)

The findings of a team of astronomers lead by Varsha Ramachandran (ZAH/ARI) reshape our understanding of this iconic cosmic duo. Both the black hole and its companion star are significantly lighter than previously thought. (2025/05/26)

A team of astronomers, including Matteo Maturi from ZAH/ITA, released a catalog of galaxy groups with an unprecedented view into the large-scale structure of the Universe. (2025/05/19)

A groundbreaking study has mapped the full range of turbulent energy across scales in a simulation of the ISM with unprecedented numerical resolution. Ralf Klessen (ZAH/ITA) is one of the main contributors. (2025/05/13)

A new study by the CARMENES project shows that very low-mass stars are likely to host Earth-like planets. On average, there are about two per star. The results have now been published in Astronomy & Astrophysics. (2025/04/28)

Jul 04 11:00	A brief history of the Solar System's dynamical evolution Philippine Griveaud (MPIA) Königstuhl Kolloquium Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Jul 08 16:30	Compact star mergers, kilonovae and r-process element production Stephen Smartt (University of Oxford ) Heidelberg Joint Astronomical Colloquium Philosophenweg 12, Main Lecture hall (gHS),
Jul 10 11:15	From Debris Disks to Million-Body Clusters: Planetary Perturbations, Stellar Interactions, and DRAGON-III's First Insights Kai Wu (ARI) ARI Institute Colloquium ARI, Moenchhofstrasse 12-14, Seminarraum 1.OG

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Welcome to the Centre for Astronomy of Heidelberg University

Michela Mapelli receives ERC Advanced Grant

Light Pollution: A Threat to Astronomy in the Atacama Desert

Cygnus X-1: Lighter Black Hole, Richer in Heavy Elements

Astronomers unveil deepest-ever census of Galaxy Groups

Hidden Patterns of Cosmic Turbulence unveiled

Earth-like planets more common than expected

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