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

Euclid’s view of the ‘Mor­pho­log­i­cal Tun­ing Fork’ of gal­axy clas­si­fi­ca­tions

After only two years of observations, ESA’s space telescope Euclid is shedding new light on a long-standing question about the remarkable diversity of galaxies in the Universe. Just like flowers, galaxies come in different colours, sizes, masses, and shapes – all of which are captured in a single word that defines a galaxy: its morphology.

04.11.2025

“Dark Galaxy” Dis­cov­ered in the Perseus Clus­ter

An international research team, including Francine Marleau of the University of Innsbruck, has identified a nearly invisible galaxy in the Perseus cluster. The "dark galaxy" was discovered through statistical analyses, which were subsequently confirmed with observational data from telescopes.

15.06.2025

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.

09.04.2025

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.

19.03.2025

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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

Secretary

+43 512 507-52001

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