Observatory News6 May 2024|SternwarteBe an astrophysicist for one dayPhoto: HS HeesenThe observatory hosted 40 girls for the Girls’ Day on April 25th. More than 15 helpers made the day a success in spite of the poor weather...22 January 2024|SternwarteIndependent organisation established for LOFAR radio telescopePhoto: ASTRON and D Engels/UHHThe Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) is the world's largest radio telescope for observing radio short waves and ultra-short waves. LOFAR is now being...Contribution from the news channel Quantum Universe12 January 2024|SternwarteMourning for Dr. Luboš KohoutekPhoto: Hamburger SternwarteLuboš Kohoutek 1935 - 2023 In the first days of the year Hamburger Sternwarte received the sad news about the death of the famous astronomer Luboš...24 October 2023|SternwarteExploring the origin of unphysically high acceleration efficiencies of electrons in radio relicsPhoto: Rajpurohit et al. 2018In a recently published paper, scientists from the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe David Smolinski (UHH), Denis Wittor (UHH), Franco Vazza...Contribution from the news channel Research Highlights28 February 2023|SternwarteDiscovery of large-scale magnetic fields in the halo of hot gas that surrounds galaxiesPhoto: J. English/CHANG-ES collaborationA recent Quantum Universe paper shows that nearby galaxies are surrounded by a magnetised halo of gas. This halo is dubbed the circumgalactic medium...Contribution from the news channel Research HighlightsShow all news