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Onsala Space Observatory Astronomy Newsletter

Read the current and previous issues on the Onsala Space Observatory Astronomy Newsletter page (under "About us" in the left column).

The newsletter is normally published twice per year.

Other news

Below you find news from Onsala Space Observatory, from our host , the department of Space, Earth and Environment at Chalmers, and from other related activities.

Prestigious prize awarded to energy researcher

Filip Johnsson, Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems at Chalmers, is the recipient of the Åforsk Foundation's prestigious Knowledge Award for 2021...

2021-03-05 01:00
Successes, setbacks and new Earths with Didier Queloz

Together with fellow Nobel laureate Michel Mayor, Didier Queloz was first to discover a planet round another sun, back in 1995. What happened next? On...

2019-12-17 10:00
Swedish receiver to catch cosmic waves in the world's largest radio telescope

Just arrived in South Africa, Chalmers’ most advanced radio receiver is Sweden's main contribution to the record-breaking telescope SKA (Square...

2018-06-21 09:00
Call for nominations: Gothenburg Lise Meitner award 2018

The Gothenburg Physics Centre (GPC) is seeking nominations for the 2018 Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award. Nominations are due on Monday, 5 March, 2018.

2018-01-24 12:00
Onsala Twin Telescopes: ready for the world

Two new radio telescopes have been built at Onsala Space Observatory on Sweden’s west coast, and on 18 May 2017 they will be inaugurated. The Onsala...

2017-02-10 01:00
Searching for water in the universe: First light for Alma’s new receivers

The Alma telescope in Chile has begun observing in a new range of the electromagnetic spectrum – thanks to technology from Chalmers. With its new...

2016-12-21 12:00
Turbulent transport of hydrogen fuel in fusion plasmas

Using large-scale computer simulations, the Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy research group at the Department of Earth and Space Sciences is making...

2016-12-15 03:00
Newly formed star shoots out powerful whirlwind

Astronomers led by Per Bjerkeli, Chalmers, have used the telescope Alma to observe the early stages in the formation of a new solar system. For the...

2016-12-14 07:00
Three new Chalmers professors in the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)

Three professors from Chalmers can be found among the new members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). Filip Johnsson, Energy...

2016-12-02 12:00
Measuring volcano gases with drones: Chalmers scientists test new techniques in Papua New Guinea

Using drones, Chalmers scientists have successfully measured total carbon dioxide (CO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from active volcanoes in...

2016-12-01 12:00

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