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Dancing with giants: dynamics of dwarf satellite galaxies 14 June 2018
Dwarf satellite galaxies in the Milky Way perform different dances than researchers initially expected. Marius Cautun from Durham University received ...
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Broad media coverage for Kavli prize Ewine van Dishoeck 07 June 2018
Ewine van Dishoeck was broadly covered in national and international media with her prestigious Kavli prize for astrophysics. She won 1 million dollar...
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Celebrating the International Day of Light in the Old Observatory 06 June 2018
On 16 May the first International Day of Light was celebrated all around the globe. Initiated by UNESCO, organisations in 87 different countries set u...
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Ewine van Dishoeck wins Kavli prize for astrophysics 31 May 2018
How are stars and planets formed? Is life outside Earth possible? These questions are being researched by Professor of Molecular Astrophysics Ewine va...
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Marie Curie grant for dark matter 22 May 2018
Leiden Observatory is going to use a new technique to carry out calculations on gravitational lensing measurements. They will do this is the context o...
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Ewine van Dishoeck in Board of Trustees Institute for Advanced Study 17 May 2018
The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed astronomer and chemist Ewine Fleur van Dishoeck to its Board of Trustees, effective 5 May, 2018.
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Royal honour for astronomer Tim de Zeeuw 15 May 2018
Leiden astronomer Tim de Zeeuw has been appointed Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion. He received the distinction on 14 May to mark his departure a...
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Oort Lecturer 2018: James Kasting about the search for life on planets around other stars 08 May 2018
If there is life outside our galaxy, how could we find it? In his Oort Lecture, James Kasting talks about his search for simple life on other planets....
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Dutch astronomers photograph possible toddler planet by chance 08 May 2018
A group of astronomers was actually examining the dust disc around the young double star CS Cha, when they saw a small dot on the edge of their images...
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Universe Awareness presents home-made laser show in Botswana 04 May 2018
How do you offer high-quality and interesting education with simple means? Universe Awareness of Leiden University spoke about this during the annual ...
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Gaia creates richest star map of our Galaxy – and beyond 25 April 2018
ESA’s Gaia mission has produced the richest star catalogue to date, including high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars and revealing pr...
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Subsidies for high-grade research facilities 12 April 2018
Three projects with Leiden researchers are to receive a subsidy from NWO for the construction or renovation of large-scale research facilities. They w...
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Crucial Dutch contribution to European X-ray telescope 12 April 2018
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research NWO allocates nearly € 19.5 million to a Dutch cluster that contributes to the development of an ...
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Try-out Day at Leiden University 06 April 2018
On Friday April 6th, Leiden University organizes its biannual try-out day. We pay a visit to Physics and Astronomy, which saw their student numbers al...
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Galaxy without dark matter discovered 28 March 2018
Astronomers led by Pieter van Dokkum have discovered a galaxy that barely contains any dark matter, which actually proves that dark matter does indeed...