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Read more at: Astronomers spot oldest ‘dead’ galaxy yet observed

Astronomers spot oldest ‘dead’ galaxy yet observed

6 March 2024

A galaxy that suddenly stopped forming new stars more than 13 billion years ago has been observed by astronomers. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge have spotted a ‘dead’ galaxy when the universe was just 700 million years old, the oldest such...


Read more at: KICC scientists awarded more than 300 hours of observing time with the James Webb Space Telescope

KICC scientists awarded more than 300 hours of observing time with the James Webb Space Telescope

1 March 2024

Scientists at Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge (KICC), have been allocated more than 300 hours of observing time with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This observing time has been awarded through four successful programmes, including a Large Programme, led by Hannah Übler, Tobias Looser, Francesco D’Eugenio...


Read more at: Insights into Dark Matter's 'Coldness' Open New Cosmic Frontiers

Insights into Dark Matter's 'Coldness' Open New Cosmic Frontiers

15 February 2024

In their latest research on dark matter scientists have collected vital clues about the ‘coldness’ of the mysterious component making up 80% of all matter, revealing a deep connection between dark matter and the formation of galaxies in the early Universe. With the help of powerful telescopes, the researchers based at the...


Read more at: Webb: galaxy mergers solve early Universe mystery
Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, S. Finkelstein (UT Austin), M. Bagley (UT Austin), R. Larson (UT Austin), A. Pagan (STScI), C. Witten, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)

Webb: galaxy mergers solve early Universe mystery

18 January 2024

One of the key missions of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope is to probe the early Universe. Now, the unmatched resolution and sensitivity of Webb’s NIRCam instrument have revealed, for the first time, what lies in the local environment of galaxies in the very early Universe.This has solved one of the most...


Read more at: Astronomers detect oldest black hole ever observed

Astronomers detect oldest black hole ever observed

17 January 2024

Researchers have discovered the oldest black hole ever observed, dating from the dawn of the universe, and found that it is ‘eating’ its host galaxy to death. It’s a new era: the giant leap in sensitivity, especially in the infrared, is like upgrading from Galileo’s telescope to a modern telescope overnight Roberto...


Read more at: REACH can see the sky!

REACH can see the sky!

16 January 2024

REACH, the Radio Experiment for the Analysis of Cosmic Hydrogen, has been in development at KICC and other partner institutions around the World for over 5 years. Through COVID and many other hurdles, what has been designed to be the most accurate sensor of electromagnetic waves coming from the sky ever, has finally...


Read more at: Roberto Maiolino appointed Blaauw Professor at the University of Groningen
Roberto Maiolino

Roberto Maiolino appointed Blaauw Professor at the University of Groningen

22 December 2023

Roberto Maiolino has become the Blaauw Professor for 2024 at the University of Groningen. This is an honorary professorship in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute. This appointment will foster collaborations between the Kavli Institute and the Kapteyn Institute in multiple areas of...


Read more at: Prof Alessandra Buonanno to give the 2023 Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture
Image: Professor Alessandra Buonanno (Image credit: Markus Scholz für die Leopoldina)

Prof Alessandra Buonanno to give the 2023 Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture

3 November 2023

The 2023 Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture will be given by Prof Alessandra Buonanno at 5pm on Tuesday 14 November in MR2 at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. Her title is "Illuminating the dark universe with gravitational waves." For further details, and to book a (free) ticket, please see here: https://www.maths.cam...


Read more at: UK joins mission to trace Universe back to the Big Bang
Litebird Satellite

UK joins mission to trace Universe back to the Big Bang

6 October 2023

The UK will play a crucial role in a landmark mission to trace patterns in the light from space, looking back almost to the Big Bang, bringing us closer to understanding the nature of our Universe and how it began. The Japanese-led LiteBIRD mission (‘Light satellite for the study of B-mode polarization and Inflation from...


Read more at: Raising the veil on star formation near and far: A conference in honour of Richard Hills

Raising the veil on star formation near and far: A conference in honour of Richard Hills

8 September 2023

Between 22-26 April 2024, KICC will host a hybrid (online & on-site) meeting focusing on hidden and elusive star formation, from the local Universe to high redshift, and an occasion to remember Richard Hills. Stars form in sites that mostly escape detection at visible wavelengths, both in the local Universe and in...