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For the documentary Karl Hohenlohe visited the University Observatory and spoke to Professor Franz Kerschbaum.

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To celebrate 10 years of research operations of the Austrian-Canadian-Polish small satellite project "BRITE-Constellation", an international...

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On November 4, 2024, a contract was signed to fund the conceptual study of a new telescope, the Wide Field Spectroscopic Telescope. The Department of...

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On 21 November 2024, the Departmental Library of Astronomy will be open until 22:00.

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On November 8, Elke Pilat-Lohinger will talk about "Gliese 710 – A second star in the solar system".

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Astrophysiker Manuel Güdel spricht in einem öffentlichen Vortrag zu neuen und teilweise spektakulären Erkenntnissen, die das James Webb Space...