Orbiting, accretion, destruction: Binary stars cannot coexist peacefully in the long run. The astronomer couple Kerstin Weis and Dominik Bomans are investigating the physical processes that lead to the formation of nebulae.
This week, the sky above Germany provided a rare light show: even in the Ruhr region, the Northern Lights were visible. Dominik Bomans is a professor of astronomy and explains in an interview why we are currently able to admire the Northern Lights so intensely in the sky...
The Ruhr Astroparticle and Plasma Physics Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a visually stunning new planetarium show. From October 12, 2025, visitors will gain completely new insights into stellar explosions, black holes and distant galaxies.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile went into operation in June 2025. The first images from the powerful telescope have now been presented to the public.
8 years and 41 million galaxies: an international research team has analyzed the final data from the Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS). These confirm a standard model of the distribution of matter in the universe.
