News
-
‘Building blocks for life' may originate in space 28 June 2016
Amino acids are the building blocks for life on earth. They may originate in space and reach the Earth via comets and meteorites. Daniël Paardekooper ...
-
Fascinating orbits 14 June 2016
Adrian Hamers is researching the way in which celestial bodies orbit each other, now and in the future. This often turns out to be more erratic than y...
-
Black hole fed by cold intergalactic deluge 08 June 2016
An international team of astronomers has witnessed a cosmic weather event that has never been seen before.
-
Software, star clusters and supercomputers 07 June 2016
Simon Portegies Zwart, professor of Computational Astrophysics, uses computers to simulate the evolution of stars. We speak with him about his field a...
-
Eleven Vidi grants for Leiden 13 May 2016
NWO has awarded eleven Leiden researchers a Vidi grant of 800,000 euros. The research subjects range from Cicero and muscle dystrophy to the archaeolo...
-
Rare Mercury transit visible with Leiden telescope 29 April 2016
On Monday 9 May Mercury will pass between the Earth and the Sun. This rare event can be followed in the Leiden Observatory. The Observatory's new sola...
-
Universe Awareness on Euronews: Raising young peoples’ eyes to the stars 21 April 2016
Space, stars, and galaxies. The wonders of the universe can be captivating and studying them is helping us unravel their mysteries. This edition of 'L...
-
Is there anybody out there? On the quest for extraterrestrial life. 21 April 2016
Leiden Professor of Astronomy Mike Garrett is searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. In his Kaiser lecture on 23 April he will discuss ...
-
How to Engage Students with Science? It’s a Mystery! 21 April 2016
How can teachers engage students, make them curious and inspire them for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics? These questions were addres...
-
Students colonise Mars with E. coli bacteria 21 April 2016
Using E. coli bacteria to convert a toxic compound in the soil on Mars into oxygen to make life on the planet possible. A team of thirteen Leiden stud...
-
Incentive for research on exoplanets and free will 31 March 2016
Two Leiden scientists - Ignas Snellen and Bernhard Hommel - have been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. The grant will fund their research over the comin...
-
Prestigious Edinburgh Medal awarded for ‘Astronomy for Development’ 30 March 2016
The Edinburgh Medal 2016 had been awarded to both Kevin Govender of the Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) and the International Astronomical U...
-
Why fundamental science matters 21 March 2016
Why do we need fundamental science? For a lot of reasons, speakers showed at the Lustrum Symposium ‘Science Matters’. This symposium was held on 18 Ma...
-
Students map Milky Way with dwarf stars 17 March 2016
Isabel van Vledder and Dieuwertje van der Vlugt, 2 astronomy students from Leiden University, have mapped the entire Milky Way galaxy in dwarf stars f...
-
Investment Grant NWO Medium for Simon Portegies Zwart 03 March 2016
A revolutionary supercomputer with energy-efficient parts that are available in the shops. Professor of Computational Astrophysics Simon Portegies Zwa...