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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. (2027/04/28)

Dominika Wylezalek has been appointed as a new Professor at ZAH and Director at ARI, effective March 1, 2025. She will lead the research group “Galaxy Evolution and AGN (GALENA)”. (2025/02/24)

With its sky-scanning phase completed and "retirement” orbit imminent, the ARI team is saddened by the forced break in contact. But there are great data products on the horizon. (2025/01/16)

Prof. Dr. Michela Mapelli (ZAH/ITA) has been appointed to the "Henriette Herz Scouting Program". She now has the opportunity to recommend scientific talents from abroad for a Humboldt Research Fellowship in Heidelberg. (2025/01/08)

To investigate the formation of dormant black holes which are part of a binary star system with a companion star, Prof. Dr. Michela Mapelli (ZAH/ITA) receives a research grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG). (2025/01/07)

Eva Grebel (ZAH) received the teaching award from the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Heidelberg University. (2024/12/06)

Apr 29 16:30	The build-up of galactic nuclei: how do black holes get there? Nadine Neumayer (MPIA) Heidelberg Joint Astronomical Colloquium Philosophenweg 12, Main Lecture hall (gHS),
May 02 11:00	TBA Julia Seidel (ESO) Königstuhl Kolloquium Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
May 02 11:00	Neutrino observations uncovering the hadronic content of AGN jets Alexander Plavin (BHI, Harward) Königstuhl Kolloquium Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)

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Earth-like planets more common than expected

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Last starlight for Gaia

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DoBlack: Unraveling the zoo of dormant black holes

Teaching award for Eva Grebel

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