2024-03-30

Department of Astronomy

PhD Student Positions

Available jobs: Two PhD Student Positions at the Department of Astronomy.

2024-03-27

Department of Astronomy

Exploding star made the Hubble telescope turn

In the latest issue of the journal Nature, researchers from Stockholm University participate in a study of a supernova explosion where the astronomers made the Hubble telescope turn and look in a different direction than planned. The ultraviolet light from the explosion shows that the exploding red giant star was embedded in gas that puffed out in the years before the final bang.

Astronomy and Cosmology - Theme page

2024-02-22

James Webb telescope detects traces of neutron star in iconic supernova

Scientists can finally show that a neutron star formed from our most well-studied supernova, SN 1987A. The breakthrough was made possible thanks to the James Webb telescope.

Astronomy and Cosmology - Theme page

2024-02-20

Department of Astronomy

Swedish Solar Telescope in new documentary

The Swedish Solar Telescope (SST) was featured in the German documentary “Die Sonne”, produced by the European public service channel Arte. Jorrit Leenaarts (Professor) and Jaime de la Cruz Rodriguez (Docent) at the Institute for Solar Physics appear in the documentary and talk about the SST and show the audience how a day of an astronomer looks like.