Predicted Future Fate of COSMOS Galaxy Protoclusters over 11 Gyrs

The METIS instrument for the ELT

March 03, 2023

METIS is one of the three first instruments for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), Europe’s next-generation ground-based telescope for optical and infrared wavelengths which is currently under construction at the ESO site at Cerro Armazones in Chile. This video introduces the instrument and the scientific goals it pursues.

A transiting young warm super-Jupiter in orbit around HD 114082

November 25, 2022

This video zooms into the Milky Way to the position of the young Sun-like star HD 114082 with an exoplanet and a debris disk. After arriving at the site, we see the orbit of the exoplanet HD 114082 b and the transit signal measured by the spacecraft TESS.

Radial velocity survey for planets around young stars (RV SPY)

November 10, 2022

Olga Zakhozhay presents the RV SPY observing program and reports on the discovery of the youngest exoplanet yet known to have mass and size. The talk was a contribution to the "Life In The Universe" conference in Sofia, Bulgaria in October 2022.

Simulating nature’s cosmic laboratory, one helium droplet at a time

November 07, 2022

A new nanocalorimetry technique for characterization of the energetics of low-temperature surface reactions.

The Hierarchical Circumgalactic Medium of ~L* Galaxies at Low Redshift

November 07, 2022

The video shows a reconstruction of the distribution of gas around low-redshift, Milky-Way-sized galaxies. The reconstruction is based on a new photoionization modeling method for CGM absorption lines surveys developed by Stern et al. and applied to the COS-Halos survey.

Zooming toward the stellar black hole "Gaia BH1"

November 04, 2022

This video zooms into the Milky Way at the position of the stellar black hole “Gaia BH1”, which is currently the closest black hole to Earth. After arriving at this location, we see the orbit of a sun-like star around Gaia BH1.

Towards Molecular Complexity

November 01, 2022

In this talk, Thomas Henning explains the findings on biochemistry that led to the origin of life on Earth and possibly on other celestial bodies. The talk was a contribution to the conference “Life In The Universe” in Sofia, Bulgaria in October 2022.

Solar and lunar eclipses

October 13, 2022

On 25 October 2022, a partial lunar eclipse will take place at midday, during which between 15 and 35% of the Sun will be eclipsed in the German-speaking countries. This is an excellent opportunity to take a look at the formation and course of solar and lunar eclipses in advance.

Large telescopes up to the James Webb Space Telescope

October 11, 2022

In his lecture, Thomas Henning presents the development of large telescopes. He also discusses the ELT (Extremely Large Telescope) and the James Webb Space Telescope.

Großteleskope bis zum James Webb Weltraumteleskop

October 11, 2022

In his lecture, Thomas Henning presents the development of large telescopes. He also discusses the VLT (Very Large Telescope) and the James Webb Space Telescope.

How do galaxies grow?

September 22, 2022

The legendary Hubble Ultra-Deep Field is the sky field for which the best observations exist in many wavelengths. Until now, it has mainly been used to study the stars in high-redshift galaxies. New observations with ALMA now make it possible to also observe the molecular gas that is needed for future star formation. Taken together, the data from…

Predicted Future Fate of COSMOS Galaxy Protoclusters over 11 Gyrs

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