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Radio outburst of a nearby black hole could help us better understand the early Universe
Radio outburst of a nearby black hole could help us better understand the early Universe
Sandor Frey, senior research fellow
2026. july 07.
A supermassive black hole at the centre of an active galactic nucleus in our cosmic “neighborhood” is growing at an exceptionally rapid rate while producing a radio outburst unlike anything previously observed.
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Euclid Space Telescope Shatters Cosmic Record: Discovery of the Two Most Distant Quasars Ever Observed
Euclid Space Telescope Shatters Cosmic Record: Discovery of the Two Most Distant Quasars Ever Observed
ESA
2026. july 06.
Today, the Euclid Consortium announces the discovery of 31 new quasars at redshifts between 6.6 and 7.8, including the two most distant quasars ever observed.
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Quasars as cosmic rulers
Quasars as cosmic rulers
Sandor Frey, senior research fellow
2026. june 29.
A classical cosmological test has been revisited using a much larger dataset to probe the geometry of the Universe.
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ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart
ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart
Euclid Consortium
2026. june 24.
The largest and most detailed photo ever made of our Milky Way galaxy’s centre in visible light is revealed today by the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission.
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This is how a giant galaxy formed more than 12 billion years ago
This is how a giant galaxy formed more than 12 billion years ago
Sandor Frey, senior research fellow
2026. june 18.
An international team of researchers – including Hungarian scientists – has examined the internal structure of an extremely distant radio galaxy in unprecedented detail.
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ALMA Reveals Teenage Years of the New Worlds
ALMA Reveals Teenage Years of the New Worlds
Attila Moór, senior research fellow
2026. january 20.
An international research team used the ALMA antenna array to capture the most detailed image ever of 24 debris disks, which may help better understand the turbulent adolescence of planetary systems.
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James Webb Space Telescope finds never-before-seen changes in a planet-forming disk around a twin star
James Webb Space Telescope finds never-before-seen changes in a planet-forming disk around a twin star
Ágnes Kóspál, scientific advisor
2026. january 12.
A Hungarian-led international research team has discovered that the birthplace of Tattoine-like planetary systems is undergoing unprecedented variability.
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Astronomers Create First Detailed Map of the “Flying Saucer” Disk, Revealing Building Blocks of New Planets
Astronomers Create First Detailed Map of the “Flying Saucer” Disk, Revealing Building Blocks of New Planets
Ágnes Kóspál
2025. december 09.
An international research team including Ágnes Kóspál from Konkoly Observatory has created the first detailed map of the molecular layers within a planet-forming disk – the flattened cloud of gas and dust surrounding a young star, where planets are born.
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