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Standing in support with the Director General of the research centre
Standing in support with the Director General of the research centre
2026. april 27.
We support efforts aimed at rethinking the operation of the research network, giving greater weight to professional considerations, and making decisions based on the involvement of the research community.
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Euclid Space Warps – help us hunt for galaxy-galaxy lenses
Euclid Space Warps – help us hunt for galaxy-galaxy lenses
András Kovács, Lendület team leader
2026. april 21.
With the launch of Space Warps, a new citizen science project on the Zooniverse platform, you can now join in the search to find rare and elusive strong gravitational lenses
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Asteroids named after two emeritus astronomer colleagues
Asteroids named after two emeritus astronomer colleagues
Róbert Szabó, director
2026. january 21.
At the end of September, the International Astronomical Union officially approved the naming of two asteroids after our two emeritus colleagues, Mária Kun and Géza Kovács.
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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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