Research groups

Extra­ga­lac­tic Astro­phy­sics

Tim Schrabback

Galac­tic Astro­phy­sics

Norbert Przybilla

Expe­ri­men­tal Astro­par­ticle Phy­sics

Olaf Reimer

Stel­lar Evo­lu­tion and Aste­ro­seis­mo­logy

Konstanze Zwintz

Com­pu­ta­ti­o­nal Astro­par­ticle Phy­sics

Ralf Kissmann

Galaxy For­ma­tion and Evo­lu­tion

Francine Marleau

Stel­lar Astro­phy­sics

Stefan Kimeswenger

Expe­ri­men­tal Par­ticle Phy­sics

Emmerich Kneringer

Theo­re­ti­cal Astro­par­ticle Phy­sics

Anita Reimer

News

ESO milestone achieved: Deep insights into the universe

With METIS and MICADO, two instruments for what will be the largest optical telescope in the world, the Extremely Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory in Chile, have passed the final design review. The Austrian cooperation A* (Universities of Vienna and Innsbruck, JKU Linz, Austrian Academy of Sciences) is involved in the development.

Thou­sands of dwarf gal­ax­ies dis­cov­ered

The European Space Agency ESA today published new data from its Euclid space telescope. These used for a galactic census undertaken by astronomer Francine Marleau and her team at the Department of Astro- and Particle Physics at the University of Innsbruck: In Euclid images the scientists identified and characterized 2,674 dwarf galaxies.

Celes­tial spec­ta­cle wit­nessed

A recent study reports the first direct observation of merging star clusters in the nuclear region of dwarf galaxies in Nature. The team was studying observations from the Hubble Space telescope, which were led by Francine Marleau from the University of Innsbruck. This detection confirms the feasibility of this formation route for nuclei in dwarf galaxies, which has long been debated.

Citizen Science: Help classify the shapes of galaxies

Thanks to a new ESA Citizen Science project as part of the Galaxy Zoo initiative, citizens can help identify the shapes of tens of thousands of galaxies in images from ESA's Euclid space telescope. These classifications will help scientists clarify how the shapes of galaxies have changed over time and what caused these changes.

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Universität Innsbruck, Institute of Astro- and Particle Physics
Technikerstr. 25 / 8th Floor, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Head of Institute

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Tim Schrabback
tim.schrabback@uibk.ac.at
+43 512 507- 52010

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+43 512 507-52001

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