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• Big Bang to Big Data - AIfA participates in new science cluster

  17.11.2021

  The "NRW-Cluster für datenintensive Radioastronomie: Big Bang to Big Data" (B3D) has set itself the task of combining radio astronomy and data science. AIfA is a member and will participate in the next three years in networking the knowledge of radio astronomers, interested data scientists as well as companies from the industry.

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• SOFIA Delivers First Complete Map of Ionized Carbon in the Fireworks Galaxy

  07.07.2021

  Using the Far Infrared Field-Imaging Line Spectrometer (FIFI-LS), developed by the University of Stuttgart and installed aboard the flying observatory SOFIA, a team led by Frank Bigiel of the Argelander Institute for Astronomy, or AIfA, at the University of Bonn, Germany, has completed a far-infrared map of the spiral galaxy NGC 6946 revealing the distribution of ionized carbon in this galaxy. These data help to estimate the star-formation rate not only in the nearby universe but also in distant galaxies of the early universe.

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• Matter highway in space makes galaxy clusters grow

  28.06.2021

  Study led by the University of Bonn delivers images in unprecedented detail

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• AIfA teacher training on Saturday June 26th, 2021

  25.06.2021

  Every year the AIfA hosts a teacher training (in German) related to astronomical topics. This year's training will be held on Saturday, June 26th, 2021. Given the pandemic, the event will be conducted virtually via zoom. Further information can be found at https://astro.uni-bonn.de/de/offentlichkeit/angebote-fuer-den-bereich-schule/lehrerfortbildung

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