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Nuclear physicists and astrophysicists have measured the time scale of the Sun's birth
Nuclear physicists and astrophysicists have measured the time scale of the Sun's birth
2024. november 14.
Have you ever wondered how long it took for our Sun to form within its stellar nursery?
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GEOASTRONOMY: Bridging Earth and the Cosmos to Understand Rocky Exoplanets
GEOASTRONOMY: Bridging Earth and the Cosmos to Understand Rocky Exoplanets
2024. november 05.
A total of €571 million in funding has been awarded to fifty-seven research groups to tackle some of the most complex scientific problems, spanning a wide range of disciplines.
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EuroHPC User Day 2024: Awards Session to Celebrate Excellence in HPC and AI
EuroHPC User Day 2024: Awards Session to Celebrate Excellence in HPC and AI
2024. october 23.
The Best HPC User award was presented to Dr. Ramon Brasser from the Konkoly Observatory at the Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences in Budapest, Hungary.
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Betelgeuse and Betelbuddy? Red supergiant in Orion likely has a stellar companion
Betelgeuse and Betelbuddy? Red supergiant in Orion likely has a stellar companion
CSFK / Jane Beaufore
2024. october 21.
New results from HUN-REN CSFK researchers and their US colleagues suggest that the six-year light variations of Betelgeuse may be caused by a previously unknown companion star.
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László Detre died 50 years ago
László Detre died 50 years ago
József Benkő / Róbert Szabó
2024. october 10.
On 15 October, it will be 50 years since the death of László Detre, who was the director of our institute for 31 years and a leading figure in Hungarian astronomy.
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Changes to the research assistant program of the observatory
Changes to the research assistant program of the observatory
Konkoly Observatory
2024. september 16.
We are changing the timetable for our highly successful program, including the next call for applications. Applications for the next round will be open by the end of the year and interviews will take place in January.
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The Evolution of the Trappist-1 Planetary System
The Evolution of the Trappist-1 Planetary System
2024. september 04.
New work suggests how the seven exoplanets that make up the Trappist-1 system came to have their present configuration.
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Visit to the Admatis Ltd
Visit to the Admatis Ltd
Szabó Róbert
2024. july 23.
On 8 July 2024, researchers from our Institute visited Admatis Ltd in Miskolc. The company manufactures components - both flying and ground support - for the European Space Agency's Ariel space telescope designed to investigate exoplanetary atmospheres.
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