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Dutch astronomers photograph possible toddler planet by chance08 May 2018A 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 Botswana04 May 2018How 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 beyond25 April 2018ESA’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 facilities12 April 2018Three 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 telescope12 April 2018The 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 University06 April 2018On 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 discovered28 March 2018Astronomers led by Pieter van Dokkum have discovered a galaxy that barely contains any dark matter, which actually proves that dark matter does indeed...
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Spin-off from astronomy: measuring water pollution with your mobile26 March 2018Leiden astronomers and ecologists are developing an instrument that lets people measure the quality of surface water with a smartphone.This internati...
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ALMA Reveals Inner Web of Stellar Nursery16 March 2018Recent study led at the Leiden Observatory has observed Orion with unprecedented detail. New data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Arra...
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Leiden scientists and students in the media about Stephen Hawking15 March 2018Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking passed away in his hometown of Cambridge on 14 March. Newspapers, radio and television stations interviewed Lei...
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'Stephen Hawking put abstract science on the map'14 March 2018
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking (76) passed away on 14 March at his home in Cambridge, having been a long-term sufferer of the muscular disease ...
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Female talent in the spotlight07 March 2018The representation of women in science is improving, also at the Faculty of Science. On 8 March – International Women's Day – we highlight the work of...
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Anna wants to weigh solar systems01 March 2018All the planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun in an ecliptical plane. This is to be expected because our solar system was formed from a so-...
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Chemistry can change the ingredients in planet formation01 March 2018Which molecules go into forming planets? PhD candidate Christian Eistrup and his colleagues have created new models to research this question. Their f...
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Working and growing in science01 March 2018'We must set out an agenda, in partnership, to manufacture our own means. This will stimulate science, small businesses, jobs and society in Africa an...