Free Open Source Materials from the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre
Since it opened in April 2018, the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre has shared the wonders of the Universe with more …
Und ab geht die Post: Das virtuelle Universum auf einer Briefmarke
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The Data Revolution in the Night Sky
The HITS Astroinformatics research group led by Kai Polsterer helps astronomers to better analyze the rapidly growing data-sets with modern methods …
“Highly Cited Researchers” at HITS
HITS scientists are listed among the most cited researchers worldwide. This year’s “Highly Cited Researchers” ranking by Clarivate Analytics again …
ESCAPE: Launch of the European Project for Data Management in Astronomy
2019 marks the beginning of one of the biggest projects for data management in astronomy. The „European Science Cluster for Astronomy & Particle …
Parasites discovered in fossil fly pupae
Parasitic wasps existed as early as several million years ago. Within a project coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), researchers …
Kerstin Hoppenhaus named “Journalist in Residence” at HITS
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies provides science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science through a …
An Honor and a Farewell
After more than eight years at HITS, Volker Springel, head of the Theoretical Astrophysics group at HITS, has assumed his new …
The need for speed: Why malaria parasites are faster than human immune cells
Elementary cytoskeleton protein is different in parasites and represents a starting point for a possible new therapy against malaria infections. Researchers …
New computational method for drug discovery
HITS researchers developed tauRAMD, a tool to predict drug-target residence times from short simulations. The method is illustrated on the cover …