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On Thursday, 13 March, the Astronomy Library will once again extend its opening hours and invites visitors to the “Lange Nacht der FB Astronomie.”
An international research team led by the University of Vienna has discovered that the Solar System traversed the Orion star-forming complex, a...
Students and lecturers of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy are invited to nominate outstanding lecture courses for one of the...
On February 14, Prashin Jethwa will talk about "Speed Junkies - The origin and fate of the fastest stars in the Galaxy".
From 15 to 18 September 2025, the “Stellar Origins” conference will take place at the University of Vienna, organised by researchers from the...
Ein Team von Astrophysiker*innen, darunter Nicole Pawellek vom Institut für Astrophysik der Universität Wien, hat – erstmals – eine große Anzahl von...
