Intergalactic gas brings supermassive black holes at the heart of galaxies to life Black holes become active and grow by consuming gas captured from other galaxies. This is the finding of a new study from University of Copenhagen researchers, and shows a clear connection between the evolution of…
How many habitable planets are there in the Milky Way? A new project sets out to answer this question Researchers from the Globe Institute want to know how many planets in our galaxy are habitable. Professor Anders Johansen has received just under DKK 20 million from the Carlsberg Foundation for the project.
Astronomers discover enigmatic cosmic explosion Astronomers from the Niels Bohr Institute played an important role in the study that may lead us to revise our theories about these violent events.
Farthest galaxy candidate yet known discovered by James Webb These galaxies seem to be so massive that they challenge our understanding of how structure forms in the Universe.
The first life in our solar system may have been on Mars When Mars was a young planet, it was bombarded by ice asteroids containing vital molecules. According to the professor behind a new study, this means that the first life in our solar system may have been on Mars.
World-class research into Greenland's oldest ice and the Universe's densest stars win very large EU grants When was Greenland actually green? And how does the Universe make gold, platinum and uranium? Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have just received 11.4 million euro to answer these big questions. The…
Martian oxygen factory passes first major test New results from the red and rocky surface of Mars have shown that MOXIE, an oxygen generator that Danish researchers from the University of Copenhagen and fellow institutions have been deeply involved with, has passed…
Breaking news from the dawn of the universe Gazing back to the early epochs after the Big Bang, for the first time have scientists found the ancestor of a supermassive black hole. The international research team is led by astronomers from the University of…
Study reveals new details on what happened during the first microsecond of Big Bang Researchers from University of Copenhagen have investigated what happened to a specific kind of plasma – the first matter ever to be present - during the first microsecond of Big Bang. Their findings provide a piece of…
New study sows doubt about the composition of 70 percent of our universe Researchers the world over have long believed that 70 percent of the universe is composed of dark energy, a substance that makes it possible for the universe to expand at an ever-increasing rate. But in a new study,…