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The Ernst Patzer Foundation annually awards prizes for the best peer-reviewed publications by young researchers at MPIA and ZAH. This year, Elisa Schösser (ZAH/ARI) is one of the three prize winners. (2025/10/31)

Dr. Natalia Lahén started her new position as Gliese Fellow 2025 at ARI. Her main research interests focus on hydrodynamical simulations of the formation and evolution of stars and star clusters in a galactic ecosystem. (2025/10/01)

With his new research group, Dr. Ksoll is pursuing the goal of developing evaluation algorithms for the study of star formation on the basis of machine learning. The Carl Zeiss Foundation is funding his project with 1.8 million euros. (2025/09/23)

The Cassegrain U-Band Efficient Spectrograph (CUBES), a future instrument for ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), has successfully passed its final design review. LSW is responsible for the design and development of its optical system. (2025/08/08)

Astronomers created the most detailed colour map of the Sculptor Galaxy - a technical and scientific triumph also featuring Heidelberg expertise. (2025/07/14)

Since July 1, Prof. Dr. Ralf Klessen (ZAH/ITA) is managing director of ZAH. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Joachim Wambsganss. As deputy director the ZAH board elected Prof. Dr. Dominika Wylezalek (ZAH/ARI). (2025/07/01)

Nov 04 16:30	Weighing the Universe with the Lightest Elements Max Pettini (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge) Heidelberg Joint Astronomical Colloquium Philosophenweg 12, Main Lecture hall (gHS),
Nov 06 11:15	Just the Tip of the Iceberg - Using Extreme Gravitational-Wave Events to Probe the Astrophysics of Compact Object Mergers Jakob Stegmann (MPA) ARI Institute Colloquium ARI, Moenchhofstrasse 12-14, Seminarraum 1.OG
Nov 07 11:00	TBA Myriam Benisty (MPIA) Königstuhl Kolloquium Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)

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Welcome to the Centre for Astronomy of Heidelberg University

Patzer Award for Elisa Schösser (ZAH/ARI)

New Gliese Fellow 2025: Dr. Natalia Lahén

Carl Zeiss Foundation funds new research group at ZAH

LSWs optical systems design for CUBES passed final review

The Thousand Colour Map of Sculptor

New ZAH Director: Ralf Klessen

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