The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is today (07.12.23) welcoming the announcement of Tom Ray, Senior Professor and Director of Cosmic Physics at DIAS, as the next president of the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) main governing body,… Read More
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Posted: 6th February 2024 by Sophie Murray
2024-02-13 Leigh Fletcher (Leicester)
JWST: A New Voyager for the Outer Solar System The first 18 months of JWST scientific operations have produced a treasure trove of new discoveries for the four giant planets, whilst challenging the community to develop innovative software… Read More
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Last Updated: 29th January 2024 by Sophie Murray
2024-01-30 Maria Koutoulaki (University of Leeds)
A VLTI view of Massive Young Stellar Objects Abstract: The formation of massive stars, objects with masses larger than eight times solar, is central to stellar astronomy and galactic evolution. In recent years, significant progress has been made in… Read More
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Last Updated: 26th January 2024 by Stephenie Brophy Lee
An Efficient Particle Accelerator in the Galactic Microquasar SS 433’s Jets revealed through Gamma-Ray Observation by the H.E.S.S. Observatory
SS 433 stands out as one of the most intriguing objects within our Milky Way. At its core, a black hole draws material from a closely orbiting companion star, creating a hot accretion disk. Notably, a pair of… Read More
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Last Updated: 25th January 2024 by Sophie Murray
Minister Harris welcomes the launch of consortium to enhance space observation
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has welcomed Ireland’s involvement in founding a new consortium that will enhance scientific research and observation of the Universe. LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) is an… Read More
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Posted: 22nd January 2024 by Stephenie Brophy Lee
Moon rocks with unique dust found
Research team, including members of the Planetary Magnetospheres group at DIAS, studies interaction of dust with rocks and discovers potential magnetic anomalies Our Earth’s Moon is almost completely covered in dust. Unlike on Earth, this dust is not… Read More
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Posted: 8th January 2024 by Sophie Murray
2024-01-16 Alanna Fox (UL)
The use of MaNGA data to establish the origin of spiral arms in galaxies The aim of this project is to establish if the origin of the spiral arms in galaxies is due to stationary density waves or… Read More
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Last Updated: 8th January 2024 by Sophie Murray
2024-01-23 Rob Ivison (ESO)
30 years of submillimetre cosmology The Universe that cooled from a cosmic fireball just shy of 14 billion years ago was comprised almost entirely of Hydrogen and Helium, with negligible quantities of the heavier elements. Astronomers seek to… Read More
DIAS Professor announced as next President of the European Southern Observatory’s Council
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Last Updated: 7th December 2023 by Michelle Tobin
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is today (07.12.23) welcoming the announcement of Tom Ray, Senior Professor and Director of Cosmic Physics at DIAS, as the next president of the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) main governing body,… Read More
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Last Updated: 16th November 2023 by Sophie Murray
DIAS scientist involved in pioneering research revealing insights into atmosphere on other planets
A team of European astronomers, including Prof Tom Ray from DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics, used recent observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope to study the atmosphere of the nearby exoplanet WASP-107b. Peering deep into the fluffy… Read More
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Last Updated: 13th November 2023 by Sophie Murray
2023-10-17 Jorick Vink (Armagh Observatory and Planetarium)
How Heavy is the Most Massive Star in the Universe? Abstract: Very massive stars (VMS) are dominant sources of ionising radiation. The prime difference between VMS in our local Universe and those in the Early Universe is their… Read More
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