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More than just a game: How long can there be life on Earth?
Researchers at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) receive 10,000 Euros in the university competition “Our Universe” for developing a board …
Girls, let your geek flag fly!
What happens to a neutron star after its formation? Why are big media cooperations looking for molecular biologists? How big can …
Exploring the life of binary stars
Since September 2022, astrophysicist Rajika Kuruwita has been the first fellow of the HITS Independent Postdoc Program. The program offers an opportunity …
The invisible needle in a stellar haystack
An international research team with participation of HITS discovered a “dormant” black hole in a binary-star system outside our galaxy. These …
Massive stars, black holes and binaries
SET group at HITS organized the first presence meeting of VFTS & Friends It all started with an “ESO Large Programme”: …
“TULIPS” lets astronomy flourish in the classroom
HITS researcher Eva Laplace has developed a software that visualizes the evolution of stars in short movies. For this project that …
Astronomy Award for HITS researcher Fabian Schneider
Astrophysicist Fabian Schneider, head of the junior group “Stellar Evolution Theory” (SET) at HITS, has received the Ludwig Biermann Award of …
Exploring the evolution of stars
Fabian Schneider leads the new research group “Stellar Evolution Theory” (SET) at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). The astrophysicist …
ERC Starting Grant for HITS astrophysicist
Fabian Schneider has been awarded about € 1.5 million for five years. He will establish his own junior research group at HITS. Astrophysicist …
The irresistible pull – when massive stars collide
All neutron stars are magnetic, but some are more magnetic than others. The latter, so-called magnetars, are the strongest magnets in …
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