On 3 December, Laura Kreidberg gives this year’s Blaauw Lecture:
“Copernicus Revisited: Is the Earth Special?”
She’ll share the latest JWST discoveries on TRAPPIST-1, lava worlds, and Earth-sized exoplanets — offering new insight into how unique our planet might be.
🎟️ Info & tickets: sggroningen.nl

🎉 The Pastoor Schmeits Prize 2025 has been awarded to Else Starkenburg (University of Groningen) for her groundbreaking work in galactic archaeology!
🌌 She developed a unique method to find the universe’s oldest, rarest stars.
www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/pasto...

An international research team, including scientists from
@kapteynastro.bsky.social @unigroningen.bsky.social,
has analyzed data from 41 million #galaxies to estimate the distribution of matter in the #universe ,confirming a long-established model. Read more:
news.rub.de/english/pres...

Today, ESA released its first batch of survey data taken by Euclid, including a preview of its deep fields. Astronomers from @kapteynastro.bsky.social from @unigroningen.bsky.social are involved in the Euclid mission. Read more:
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

In het Kapteyn Instituut (@kapteynastro.bsky.social) van Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (@unigroningen.bsky.social) wordt binnenkort een traantje gelaten. Na meer dan tien jaar komt er een eind aan het leven van Gaia, de ruimtetelescoop.

www.rtvnoord.nl/natuur/12665...

The Fundamentals of the #Universe is a #research theme within @unigroningen.bsky.social. Its aim is to study the fundamental forces of #Nature and involves researchers from @kapteynastro.bsky.social, Van Swinderen Institute and Bernoulli Institute. Read more:
www.rug.nl/fse/news/mat...