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When an eclipse inspires the search for other worldsAstronomy instrumentation 06 August 2026A solar eclipse reveals one of the most mysterious parts of our Sun, its corona. The same principle inspires Leiden researchers developing coronagraph...
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New exoplanet found hidden in old observationsAstronomy 15 July 2026Astronomers have discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The newly found planet, Beta Pictoris d, is one of the least massive exopl...
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Funding for AI and plant research, monitoring nature from space, and moreGrants and appointments for Faculty of Science 08 July 2026Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...
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Euclid spots dozens of quasars in the early universeAstronomy 07 July 2026The Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 extremely distant quasars, breaking the distance record for this type of bright galactic nucleus. Powered...
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Astrophysicist collaborates on artwork that calculates the odds of your existenceArt 06 July 2026‘Can we calculate, in one number, how impossible it is that I exist?’ Astrophysicist Yamila Miguel took this question by artist Thijs Biersteker serio...
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Euclid space telescope reveals the heart of the Milky Way in unprecedented detail25 June 2026Scientists from the consortium behind the Euclid space telescope, including researchers at Leiden University, have created the largest and most detail...
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James Webb spots the birth of a giant galaxy and a supermassive black holeastronomy 22 June 2026Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to catch an extraordinary glimpse of a massive galaxy taking shape in the early universe. They id...
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Huge reservoir of star-forming gas discovered in surprisingly mature galaxy in the early UniverseSterrenkunde 12 June 2026Astronomers have discovered an enormous supply of cold molecular gas in a galaxy shortly after the Big Bang. The finding offers a rare glimpse of the ...
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ESA officially adopts ARRAKIHS mission: Europe leads the exploration of the low surface brightness universeCosmology 11 June 2026The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially adopted ARRAKIHS as a scientific mission, confirming the target launch date of 2030. Matthieu Schaller ...
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Funding for green fertilisers, high-energy particles and a circular power plantGrants and appointments for Faculty of Science 11 June 2026
Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...
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Colleagues honour Leiden astrochemist Harold Linnartz with a collection of academic articlesFestschrift 05 June 2026In memory of Harold Linnartz (1965–2023), Professor of Laboratory Astrophysics at Leiden University, a special Festschrift has been published. The vol...
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Cosmic magnifying glass reveals exceptionally heavy dormant black hole in the early universeAstronomy 05 June 2026Astronomers have measured the mass of a dormant, supermassive black hole in the early universe for the first time. Thanks to a combination of the Jame...
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Grants for AI in healthcare, computing with light and climate-resilient citiesGrants and appointments for Faculty of Science 28 May 2026
Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...
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Henk Hoekstra to become Scientific Director of Leiden Observatory from January 202720 May 2026Henk Hoekstra will take up the role of Scientific Director of Leiden Observatory on 1 January 2027. He succeeds Ignas Snellen, who has served in the p...
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New study shows how a single star can reshape an entire galaxy11 May 2026Astronomers who simulate galaxies do not always get the same result, even when they start from identical conditions. New research from Leiden Universi...