Matter and Space

Over the next five years, a new astronomical instrument will unravel our galactic history, investigate dark matter and study the origins of stars. Astronomers from the University of Groningen will also be working with this instrument.

Astronomers from the University of Groningen and the University of Amsterdam are on the Canary Island of Tenerife until 29 July to test a special camera to detect gamma rays emitted by extreme objects, such as supermassive black holes and supernovae.

Scientists from Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, will use the Simons Observatory's new telescope to search for new physics.

By understanding the cosmos, we can better fathom the fundamentals of our world. That is the idea behind the research theme Fundamentals of the Universe, in which three institutes of the University of Groningen form a unique collaboration.

The European space telescope Gaia, which had been mapping the Milky Way, stopped scanning the sky earlier this month. University of Groningen astronomer Amina Helmi was involved in designing the satellite and sharing the measurements with the scientific community.

RUG professor Scott Trager is developing new methods to unravel the evolution of stars in the Milky Way – and of galaxies far away. ‘There is a sense of wonder in looking out at the universe and thinking: how did this come to be? How does it all work?’

Emergentie in de kosmologie - Het doel van het onderzoek is oa te begrijpen hoe ruimte, tijd, zwaartekracht en het universum uit bijna niets lijken te ontstaan. Meer informatie hierover in het nieuwsbericht.