Binary stars exploding as supernovae type Ic Astronomers from the Astronomical Observatory Institute of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland) have solved the mystery of enigmatic cosmic explosions known as supernovae type Ic. During these very energetic explosions we … Continued

Astronomical Observatory Institute, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań is seeking a student for the project SONATA BIS funded by the National Science Centre led by prof. UAM Michał Michałowski. Details can be found here.

Michał Michałowski has received an OPUS grant from the National Science Centre for a 4-year project entitled “Which stars explode as supernovae?”. He will study gas in galaxies hosting the largest cosmic explosions of stars.

Date: 20.07, 13:00 Presenter: Christina Thöne Affiliation: Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute Title: GRB 171205A: Multi-wavelength observations of the host of a peculiar nearby GRB Abstract: Long GRBs are related to the collapse of a very massive star and … Continued

Astronomers from Poznań participated in the discovery and characterization of a very small asteroid using the James Webb Spacee Telescope. The detected asteroid is the smallest object observed by the James Webb telescope and one of the smallest observed asteroids … Continued