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.
The Department Physics and Astronomy is pleased to announce that the 2025 Dissertation Award, sponsored by the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation, has been awarded to Dr. Sophie Aerdker. The astrophysicist conducted her research in the group led by Prof. Julia Tjus...
Prof. Dr. Anna Franckowiak and her Indian colleague Prof. Dr. Shabnam Iyyani have been awarded the WISER (Women Involvement in Science & Engineering Research) Collaboration Grant. Together, they are tracking gamma ray bursts.
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...
