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

Ster­nens­terben im Zeitraffer

Ein inter­na­ti­o­nales Forschungs­team um Astro­phy­siker Stefan Kimes­wenger hat bestä­tigt: Saku­rais Objekt, einer der am schnellsten verän­der­li­chen Sterne, die je beob­achtet wurden, ist in eine neue Phase seiner Entwick­lung einge­tre­ten. Dies bietet der Wissen­schaft die seltene Gele­gen­heit, das Sterben eines Sterns auf mensch­li­cher Zeits­kala mitzu­ver­fol­gen.

16.09.2026

Euclid makes dark matter visible

Led by Inns­bruck astro­physi­cist Tim Schrab­back, researchers have presented the first mapping of dark matter distri­bu­tion in a massive galaxy clus­ter, obtained with the Euclid space tele­scope. The study provides a preview of the first major cosmo­log­ical results from the Euclid mission, expected in 2027.

11.06.2026

ESA adopts galactic archae­ology mission Arrakihs

The Euro­pean Space Agency’s (ESA) Science Programme Committee has adopted the Ar­rak­ih­s mis­sion. Planned for launch by the end of 2030, Arrakihs will capture the faint light from nearby galaxy haloes. By seeing the unseen, Arrakihs will dig up cosmic history and reveal how galaxies like our own form and evolve.  

10.06.2026

Sunshade helps in the search for a second Earth

An inter­na­tional research team including Stefan Kimeswenger, astro­physi­cist at the Univer­sity of Inns­bruck, has tested a new approach to studying Earth-like exo­plan­ets. The idea is to combine a large, earth-based tele­scope with a "­sun­shade" orbiting in space.

03.03.2026

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

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Tim Schrabback
Vorstand-Institut-Astroteilchen@uibk.ac.at
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