The German Research Foundation (DFG) is providing funding for Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1491, “Interplay of Cosmic Matter,” for another four years. The...
Collaborative Research Center in Astronomy to Receive Continued Funding
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Lifting the mists of the stars
07.05.26 | Research
Orbiting, accretion, destruction: Binary stars cannot coexist peacefully in the long run. The astronomer couple Kerstin Weis and Dominik...
“International Masterclass in Particle Physics” Inspires Students
April 8, 2026 | Research, Students
On February 26, 2026, 40 motivated students from various schools in Bochum, Dortmund, Essen, and Wetter took part in the first International...
Bessel Prize for Benjamin Joachimi: Support for International Collaboration in Cosmology
April 3, 2026 | Research, International
The Department Physics and Astronomy is pleased to announce that Prof. Benjamin Joachimi has been awarded the Friedrich Wilhelm...
Sven Heihoff Receives Young Scientist Award for Best Presentation
March 31, 2026 | Research, Instagram, International
Sven Heihoff was honored by the Asian Nuclear Physics Association and the Association of Asia-Pacific Physical Societies (Division of Nuclear Physics)...
2025 Dissertation Prize for Sophie Aerdker: Transport of Cosmic Radiation
February 25, 2026 | Department, Research, Instagram
The Department Physics and Astronomy is pleased to announce that the 2025 Dissertation Award, sponsored by Wilhelm and...
Comprehensive map of the radio sky published
19.02.26 | Research
An international research team observed the northern sky with the LOFAR radio telescope for over ten years. Now, the observational data from this...
Funding for German-Indian astrophysics: Anna Franckowiak wins WISER Grant
February 18, 2026 | Research, International
Prof. Dr. Anna Franckowiak and her Indian colleague Prof. Dr. Shabnam Iyyani were awarded the WISER (Women Involvement in Science & Engineering...
IceCube update: Hundreds of new sensors in the Arctic ice
February 17, 2026 | Research, Instagram
An international research team is using the IceCube neutrino detector to search for sources of cosmic radiation. They have spent the Arctic summer...
Julia Tjus' admission to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Jan. 23, 2026 | Research, Instagram, International
The Swedish Academy of Sciences has appointed her as an international member for physics. In the future, she will shape, for example, the...
Aurora borealis over Germany: A rare natural phenomenon explained
Jan. 22, 2026 | Research, Instagram, Transfer
This week, the sky above Germany provided a rare light show: even in the Ruhr region, the northern lights were visible. Dominik Bomans...
Up close with the world's largest accelerator: Physics students visit CERN
Dec. 2, 2025 | Research, Instagram, Studies
In October 2025, 38 students traveled to Switzerland for their annual excursion to CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). The trip was...