Observatory News25 November 2024|SternwarteWelcome aboard: Prof. Dr. Luisa Lucie-Smith strengthens the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural SciencesPhoto: privatEvery year, University of Hamburg welcomes many new researchers. Here, we present part of a series to introduce them and their areas of research. This...Contribution from the university's newsroom19 November 2024|SternwarteUnveiling the Universe's 'Ghost' MatterPhoto: MPE/Xiaoyuan ZhangA team of scientists using the eROSITA X-ray telescope has shed light on one of the most elusive components of the universe: the warm-hot...Contribution from the news channel Research Highlight5 November 2024|SternwarteMystery of Supersonic Turbulence SolvedPhoto: Evan Scannapieco et al. (2024)Which clumps of interstellar gas will collapse under gravity to form stars and which clumps will not? This is related to a key problem in turbulence...Contribution from the news channel Research Highlight9 July 2024|SternwarteKlassik, Beats und Kosmos: Unimusik feiert an der Sternwarte ihr zweites FestivalPhoto: Sternstunden Festival/Felix Beers.Am 19. und 20. Juli 2024 lädt die Unimusik der Universität Hamburg in Kooperation mit der Hamburger Sternwarte ein zweites Mal zum...Contribution from the university's newsroom4 July 2024|SternwarteColliding neutron stars: what do gravitational waves and electromagnetic flashes tell us about physics at the extremes?Photo: Adobe Stock © Artsiom PWhere in the cosmos were the heaviest elements forged? What are the densest forms of matter in the Universe? What happens when two neutron stars...Show all news