2022-06-15

Department of Astronomy

Webb in full focus

The adjustment of the Webb Telescope's (JWST) mirrors and instruments is now complete. This means that the telescope can take images in optimal sharpness with all cameras, which is demonstrated in the image that NASA has released. The telescope is now ready to begin the final preparations before it can be used by avid astronomers. In this final step, each instrument will be tested in all possible modes to ensure that it is ready for the scientific observations.

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2022-06-15

Department of Astronomy

Massive stars explode as a new kind of supernova

A new kind of stellar explosions are described in the latest issue of the journal Nature coined Type Icn supernovae.

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2022-06-15

Department of Astronomy

Ragnhild Lunnan receives a start-up grant from the European Research Council

Ragnhild Lunnan at the Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University, receives a so-called ERC Starting Grant.

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